CVE-2018-4478 (GCVE-0-2018-4478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 19:48 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:18
VLAI
Summary
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to elevate privileges.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to elevate privileges
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208849 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 10.13 (custom)
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