CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-4478

6.8 MEDIUM Published 2021-12-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-12-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-269

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected configurations

• apple mac os x (< 10.13.5) • apple mac os x (>= 10.11 < 10.11.6) • apple mac os x (>= 10.12 < 10.12.6) • apple mac os x 10.11.6 • apple mac os x 10.12.6

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness

References