{"id":"CVE-2017-2361","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-2361","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:45:53.773Z","title":"The issue involves the \"Help Viewer\" component, which allows XSS attacks via a crafted web site.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.3 is affected. The issue involves the \"Help Viewer\" component, which allows XSS attacks via a crafted web site.","published":"2017-02-20T08:59:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:16:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.17134,"percentile":0.9707,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.11036,"percentile":0.95771},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.17134,"percentile":0.96946}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-02-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41443,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple macOS HelpViewer 10.12.1 - XSS Leads to Arbitrary File Execution / Arbitrary File Read","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/remote/41443.html","file":"exploits/macos/remote/41443.html","published":"2017-02-23","added":"2017-02-23","updated":"2017-04-05","author":"Google Security Research","type":"remote","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-2361","HT207483"],"tags":"Remote","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.17134,"from":0.11036,"percentile":0.96946},"summary":"EPSS moved from 11.0% to 17.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207483","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95723","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037671","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1040","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207483","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41443/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2361","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}