{"id":"CVE-2017-7158","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7158","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:48:28.004Z","title":"It allows attackers to obtain root privileges for reading files by leveraging screen-sharing access.","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.","published":"2017-12-27T17:08:24.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:23:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.01127,"percentile":0.66175,"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 (1.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208331","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208331","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7158","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."}