CVE-2017-13872

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.

• CWE-287

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875Third 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.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208315Vendor 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
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875Third 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.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208315Vendor 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

Published

Nov 29, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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