{"id":"CVE-2017-8665","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8665","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:03:37.936Z","title":"The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka \"Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","description":"The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka \"Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2017-08-15T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:26:45.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["microsoft/xamarin.ios"],"epss":{"score":0.04345,"percentile":0.91169,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-08-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42454,"kind":"exploit","title":"Xamarin Studio for Mac 6.2.1 (build 3) / 6.3 (build 863) - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/local/42454.txt","file":"exploits/macos/local/42454.txt","published":"2017-08-14","added":"2017-08-14","updated":"2017-08-17","author":"Securify","type":"local","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-8665"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20170403/xamarin-studio-for-mac-api-documentation-update-affected-by-local-privilege-escalation.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8665","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."}