Privilege escalation in Swift - CVE-2018-4220
Published: May 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12367
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4220
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Swift
Swift
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in specific versions of Swift due to improper access and privileges permissions. A local attacker can load libraries with write and execute permissions to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
The weakness exists in specific versions of Swift due to improper access and privileges permissions. A local attacker can load libraries with write and execute permissions to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4220
Update to version 4.1.1.