CVE-2018-4167
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10...
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 the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2018-4167- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2018-4167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15953 No score
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 the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15953- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4vg-gjp9-3685
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10...
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 the "File System Events" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-r4vg-gjp9-3685- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- 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-2018-4167 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Apple Tvos, published April 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.