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CVE-2017-7158
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2017-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-119
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.
Affected products
- macOS: before 10.13.2 — fixed in 10.13.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.13.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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