CVE-2017-13871

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component. It allows remote attackers to read cleartext e-mail content (for which S/MIME encryption was intended) by leveraging the lack of installation of an S/MIME certificate by the recipient.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 25, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-13871: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix