Apple Export: Users can bypass iWork PDF password protection by leveraging use of 40-bit…
Priority LOW 26CWE-326Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Pages before 6.1, Numbers before 4.1, and Keynote before 7.1 on macOS and Pages before 3.1, Numbers before 3.1, and Keynote before 3.1 on iOS are affected. The issue involves the "Export" component. It allows users to bypass iWork PDF password protection by leveraging use of 40-bit RC4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00959 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | up to 7.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:numbers:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | up to 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:pages:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | up to 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | up to 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:numbers:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | up to 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:pages:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | up to 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions up to 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:numbers:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions up to 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:pages:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions up to 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:keynote:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:numbers:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:pages:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-2391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w6p-v52h-gg48
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Keynote vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-05865 The Apple iWork application before 2.6 for iOS, Apple Keynote before 6.6, Apple Pages… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-04469 Apple Keynote before 6.0 does not properly handle the interaction between Keynote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2015-03220 Office Viewer in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 and OS X before 10.10.5 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-01331 Apple Keynote 2.0 and 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2025-29058 Out-of-bounds read in Apple Keynote CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2015-05864 The Apple iWork application before 2.6 for iOS, Apple Keynote before 6.6, Apple Pages… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-2391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-2391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7w6p-v52h-gg48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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