CVE-2017-7079
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
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. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2017-7079- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2017-7079- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16117 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg6f-8qgj-cpw7
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-wg6f-8qgj-cpw7- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- 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-2017-7079 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Itunes, published October 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.94%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.