CVE-2017-6981: Apple iPhone OS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that uses symlinks.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 10.3.1
• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.12.4

Published 2017-05-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.