CVE-2017-2429
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "FinderKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "FinderKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action.
- Record
CVE-2017-2429- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "FinderKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action.
- Record
CVE-2017-2429- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11612 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "FinderKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11612- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vg33-fjjc-8x7w
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "FinderKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action.
- Record
GHSA-vg33-fjjc-8x7w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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-2017-2429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published April 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.