CVE-2018-4159
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2018-4159- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2018-4159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15945 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15945- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rjx-xc5j-9395
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-6rjx-xc5j-9395- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-4159 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published June 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.