{"id":"CVE-2017-6974","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6974","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:03:23.186Z","title":"It allows attackers to modify the contents of a protected disk location via a crafted app.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the system-installation subsystem of the \"System Integrity Protection\" component. It allows attackers to modify the contents of a protected disk location via a crafted app.","published":"2017-04-02T01:59:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:23:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.00993,"percentile":0.62432,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6974","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."}