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CVE-2017-2540
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "WindowServer" component. It…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.97%
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- apple
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "WindowServer" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.97% · top 38% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- 1038484 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT207797 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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