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CVE-2017-7078

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail Drafts" component. It allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading unintended cleartext transmissions.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — Iphone OSApple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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