Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU13157

Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2018-4237

Published: June 4, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13157

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4237

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in the libxpc component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges.

Affected software

macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4237

Update to version 10.13.4.

IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208849