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CVE-2018-4178
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.26%
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- apple
Description
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.4.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- A local user may be able to view sensitive user information
- CWE-732 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
macOS
- affected Versions prior to: macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
References (1)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208937 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .