CVE-2017-7004

HIGH

Apple <10.3.2, <10.12.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-7004. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a race condition in macOS entitlement checks by manipulating PID reuse to bypass SecTaskCreateWithAuditToken, allowing an unentitled process to send XPC messages to a privileged daemon (com.apple.corecaptured). The attack leverages PID generation number mismatches during process crashes/restarts.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component. A race condition allows attackers to bypass intended entitlement restrictions for sending XPC messages via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · clocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42145

This PoC exploits a race condition in macOS entitlement checks by manipulating PID reuse to bypass SecTaskCreateWithAuditToken, allowing an unentitled process to send XPC messages to a privileged daemon (com.apple.corecaptured). The attack leverages PID generation number mismatches during process crashes/restarts.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: macOS 10.12.3 (16D32) and likely other versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to crash/restart entitled processes · Timing control to exploit PID reuse · Access to target XPC service
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207797
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42145/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207798

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0561
EPSS Percentile 90.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os < 10.3.2
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.5
Published Apr 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026