CVE-2017-8665

CVE Database · CVE-2017-8665

CVE-2017-8665

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

4.35%

Published

Aug 15, 2017

Modified

May 12, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (2)

All weaponized →

Exploit-DBXamarin Studio for Mac 6.2.1 (build 3) / 6.3 (build 863) - Local Privilege Escalation TrickestTrickest PoC index

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

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."

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

Affected Products (2)

microsoft · xamarin.iosvulnerable

apple · macos

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665

PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665

PatchRelease Notes

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