9.8crit
CVE-2018-4115
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves CFPreferences in the "System Preferences" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging incorrect configuration-profile persistence.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
References
- support.apple.com /HT208692 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040604 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208698 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208696 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208693 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4115
- NVD: CVE-2018-4115
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