TI-2017-06189 Aliases CVE-2017-8665 GHSA-4hj8-x4jj-w73c

Incorrect permission assignment in Microsoft Xamarin.iOS

MEDIUM 41CWE-732Published 2017-08-15 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04345 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

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
Microsoft	Xamarin.iOS	Xamarin.iOS	—	No fix listed	CNA

Xamarin.iOS VendorMicrosoft Affected Xamarin.iOS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios::::::::	up to 10.11	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.11 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8665
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hj8-x4jj-w73c

References

Exploit 1

42454

Patch 1

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

Sources

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