CVE-2017-2402
It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging Active Directory certificate trust that should not have remained.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of profile uninstall actions in the "MCX Client" component when a profile has multiple payloads. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging Active Directory certificate trust that should not have remained.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
- https://support.apple.com/HT207615Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
- https://support.apple.com/HT207615Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.