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medium 5.5

CVE-2018-4090 json

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-15876

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 is affected. tvOS before 11.2.5 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

Patch / fix

  • apple apple_tv 11.2.5
  • apple iphone_os 11.2.5
  • apple mac_os_x 10.13.3
  • apple watchos 4.2.2

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-43923)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43923 macOS - 'sysctl_vfs_generic_conf' Stack Leak Through Struct Padding dos, 2018-01-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.