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Sniffing Authentication References on macOS

CVE-2017-7170 was a local priv-esc vulnerability that affected OSX/macOS for over a decade! Here (for the first time!), we dive into the technical details of finding the bug, the core flaw, and exploitation.

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Sniffing Authentication References on macOS
First reported
Not reported
Last reported
Not reported
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC
Record ID
35e0dfeb4dbba96cdc55702988f78684f76d26a9826fa9b55b7b4285ce9c476d

CVEs mentioned by sources

Published indicators

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Source observations

src_e03c0eb81ecbe60444

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Not reported
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:48 UTC

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 1 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
  • src_e03c0eb81ecbe60444Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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