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CVE-2018-4452

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 07:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.3, Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-001 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2018-006 Sierra. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected

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

macOS· Apple
95%
v < 10.1410.12.6 ≤ v < 10.14.310.14.1 ≤ v < 10.14.2
Affected range stops below 10.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.14.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209341
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209446

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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