{
    "id": "CVE-2017-8665",
    "published": "2017-08-15 18:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:26:45",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-732",
    "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.04345",
    "epss_percentile": "0.90944",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "macos"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "xamarin.ios"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42454",
            "title": "Xamarin Studio for Mac 6.2.1 (build 3) / 6.3 (build 863) - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2017-08-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665",
        "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",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/"
    ]
}