{
  "cveId": "CVE-2017-8665",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8665",
  "summary": "CVE-2017-8665 is fixed in Xamarin.iOS on 1 platform by KB4037359 (version ), released August 14, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EAn elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Xamarin.iOS update component improperly handles directories and binaries.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as root. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Only systems running macOS are affected by this vulnerability.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and create a folder at a particular location. which could be used by another process running with elevated privileges.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Xamarin.iOS update component handles directories and binaries.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2017-08-14T07:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "epss": 0.04345,
  "epssPercentile": 0.91264,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Unlikely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8665",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Xamarin.iOS",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB4037359",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb4037359",
      "released": "2017-08-14T07:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}