Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4229
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4229
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in parsing entitlement plists in the Grand Central Dispatch component. A remote attacker can run a sandboxed process and bypass sandbox restriction.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4229
Update to version 10.13.4.