Proxifier for Mac before 2.19.2, when first run, allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the KLoader binary with a Trojan horse program.
CVE-2017-7690
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- Public exploit or proof-of-concept code is available
No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2017 — isolate the affected system (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 56EG Risk 56/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity78% × 45%The EG Score, 7.8 of 10.Exploitation40% × 40%EchelonGraph's fixed weight for EG-KEV Tier 3 (Elevated): a constant, not a probability.Automatability30% × 15%EchelonGraph's default before algorithm v3.4: CISA had not published Automatable for this CVE.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2017. Isolate the affected system within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product. - EPSS PROB
- 1.0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 61st
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
No fix has been recorded since the CVE record was published in 2017. Isolate the affected system within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (restrict network access to it, for example with a firewall, or keep it off the internet) or retire the product.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
Published
April 14, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (2)
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve20177690-local-root-privesc-in-proxifier-for-mac-219.htmlExploit · Third Party Advisory
- MITRE · CVE Programhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43225/Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Exploit-DB entry). No fix is on record, so defenders should restrict or isolate affected systems accordingly.
- Exploit-DBEDB-43225Published Dec 6, 2017
Proxifier for Mac 2.19 - Local Privilege Escalation
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