CVE-2018-4173

low-risk

Published 2018-04-13

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.

Do I need to act?

0.14% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Iphone Os

Mac Os X

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208692

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208693

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208692

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208693

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low