Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4091

 

Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4091

Published: January 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4091
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access and privileges controls. A local attacker can can run sandboxed process and bypass Sandbox restrictions.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4091

Update to version 10.13.3

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