CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7070

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-locking protection mechanism that should have been in place upon closing the lid.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mac os xNVD
Affected:< 10.12.4Fixed in:10.12.4CVE-2017-7070derived 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 VectorPhysical
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days
22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
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