CVE-2017-13851
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.
- Record
CVE-2017-13851- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.
- Record
CVE-2017-13851- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5366 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5366- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m84f-q6r9-jhvp
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.
- Record
GHSA-m84f-q6r9-jhvp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published April 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.