CVE-2018-4478 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedDec 23
Latest updateDec 24

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.13
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11 — 10.11.6+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cxqp-79p3-87wm: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic↗2021-12-24
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CVEList
CVE-2018-4478: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic↗2021-12-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2018-4478: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan↗2018-06-01
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