{"id":"CVE-2017-7161","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7161","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:57.358Z","title":"It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the \"WebKit Web Inspector\" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.","published":"2018-04-03T06:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:23:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["apple/safari","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.02127,"percentile":0.81836,"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":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208324","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3551-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208324","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3551-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7161","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."}