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CVE-2017-2533

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

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

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.12.4

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-357/
• https://phoenhex.re/2017-06-09/pwn2own-diskarbitrationd-privesc
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42146/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-357/
• https://phoenhex.re/2017-06-09/pwn2own-diskarbitrationd-privesc
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42146/

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