CVE-2017-8665

high

Description

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."

References

Advisories
More

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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