7.8high
CVE-2018-4170
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 25%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Admin Framework" component. It allows local users to discover a password by listing a process and its arguments during sysadminctl execution.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
- support.apple.com /HT208692 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/103582 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4170
- NVD: CVE-2018-4170
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