CVE-2017-7070: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-locking protection mechanism that should have been in place upon closing the lid.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.12.4 (fixed in 10.12.4)

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