CVE-2017-13851: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "DesktopServices" component. It allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions on home folder files.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.13.0 only

Published 2018-04-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.