CVE-2017-8665

7.8 highEPSS 4.3%

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."

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 91% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2017-08-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:xamarin.ios

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665

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