CVE-2018-4178

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Published: April 3, 2019 at 05:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.

Affected

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

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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208937

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732

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