CVE-2017-7643
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to...
CVE-2017-7643 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Proxifier, published April 14, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.
- Record
CVE-2017-7643- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.
- Record
CVE-2017-7643- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16648 No score
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w73-83f5-ggjw
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to...
Proxifier for Mac before 2.19 allows local users to gain privileges via the first parameter to the KLoader setuid program.
- Record
GHSA-2w73-83f5-ggjw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Proxifier for Mac 2.17/2.18 - Privesc Escalation | 2017-04-11 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |