CVE-2017-20250
Path traversal in Mac Photo Gallery 3.0 allows unauthenticated file download via albid param.
Is CVE-2017-20250 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2017-20250 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2017-20250?
CVE-2017-20250 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-20250?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2017-20250, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2017-20250 affect?
CVE-2017-20250 affects Mac Photo Gallery 3.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2017-20250?
Monitor for exploits; patch when released; disable/restrict the app if feasible.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated path traversal enables downloading arbitrary local files outside the app directory (e.g., wp-load.php).
Monitor only
- affected3.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.