Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4225

 

Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4225

Published: June 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13173
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4225
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 vulnerability exists due to a state management error in the Security component. A local attacker can bypass security restrictions and modify the state of the Keychain.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4225

Update to version 10.13.4.

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