High 8.1Published Nov 29, 2017

CVE-2017-13872An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 12:10 AM ET)

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An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.13.0; 10.13.1	NVD

References

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/	mitigation, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html	exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208315	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208331
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/	exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/	press/media-coverage, third-party-advisory

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