Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4353

 

Security restrictions bypass in macOS - CVE-2018-4353

Published: October 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15517
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-2018-4353
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 sandbox restrictions. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and circumvent sandbox restrictions.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4353

Update to version 10.14.

Sources