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CVE-2018-4115: apple iphone_os Improper Preservation of Permissions

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 03-04-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4115 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves CFPreferences in the "System Preferences" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging incorrect configuration-profile persistence.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.21% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

6 links