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CVE-2017-7151
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, tvOS…
High7.0EPSS 1.00%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, tvOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2, iTunes 12.7.2 for Windows, macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.00% · top 37% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
- An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
- CWE-362 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-362 and its CVEs
Affected products
iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iTunes for Windows
- affected Versions prior to: iOS 11.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, tvOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2, iTunes 12.7.2 for Windows, macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
References (6)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208326 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208327 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208325 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208331 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208334 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208692 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2017-7151)Record last updated .