CVE-2018-4156

N/A
Published: April 3, 2018 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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 "PluginKit" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.3
Affected range stops below 11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.13.4
Affected range stops below 10.13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103581
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208692
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208693

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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