// For flags

CVE-2017-8665

Xamarin Studio for Mac 6.2.1 (build 3) / 6.3 (build 863) - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability."

El componente de actualización Xamarin.iOS en sistemas con macOS permite que un atacante ejecute código arbitrario como root. Esto también se conoce como "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-05-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-08-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
 Xamarin.ios
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Xamarin.ios"
 <= 10.11
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Xamarin.ios" and version " <= 10.11"
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Affected
in Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Macos
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"
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Safe