CVE-2018-4115

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-4115?

Published advisories record a fix for 4 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2018-4115 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-4115 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-4115?

CVE-2018-4115 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-4115 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for iphone os (NVD), mac os x (NVD), tvos (NVD), watchos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 81th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves CFPreferences in the "System Preferences" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging incorrect configuration-profile persistence.

CWE-281

How to fix

Remediation Available

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 11.3Fixed in:11.3CVE-2018-4115derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.13.4Fixed in:10.13.4CVE-2018-4115derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 11.3Fixed in:11.3CVE-2018-4115derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 4.3Fixed in:4.3CVE-2018-4115derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-281 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-8543	Critical	9.8	74%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-0233	High	7.5	68%	-	-
CVE-2017-8589	Critical	9.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2021-33990	Critical	9.8	12%	-	-
CVE-2017-8578	High	7.8	6.3%	-	-
CVE-2017-8563	High	8.1	5.9%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-4115?

Published advisories record a fix for 4 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2018-4115 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-4115 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-4115?

CVE-2018-4115 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-4115 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for iphone os (NVD), mac os x (NVD), tvos (NVD), watchos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.