CVE-2018-4115

moderate-risk
Published 2018-04-03

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208692
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208693
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208696
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208698
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208692
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208693
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208696
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208698
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low