High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8665

Description

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."

Affected products

Microsoft/Xamarin.ios
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11
Microsoft Corporation/Xamarin.iOSv5
Range: Xamarin.iOS

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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