Is CVE-2017-2501 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-2501 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-2501?

CVE-2017-2501 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-2501?

CVE-2017-2501 has an EPSS score of 4.19% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2501?

Upgrade iphone os to 10.3.2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2501

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 10.3.2Fixed in:10.3.2CVE-2017-2501derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.12.5Fixed in:10.12.5CVE-2017-2501derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 10.2.1Fixed in:10.2.1CVE-2017-2501derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 3.2.2Fixed in:3.2.2CVE-2017-2501derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

exploit-db.com

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.