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CVE-2017-6978

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Accessibility Framework" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.12.4

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42056/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
• https://support.apple.com/HT207797
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42056/

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