High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-2533

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "DiskArbitration" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/HT207797nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484nvd
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-357/nvd
phoenhex.re/2017-06-09/pwn2own-diskarbitrationd-privescnvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42146/nvd

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