Is CVE-2017-7158 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7158 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7158?

CVE-2017-7158 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7158?

CVE-2017-7158 has an EPSS score of 1.13% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7158?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.13.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7158

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Screen Sharing Server" component. It allows attackers to obtain root privileges for reading files by leveraging screen-sharing access.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.13.2Fixed in:10.13.2CVE-2017-7158derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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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.