CVE-2018-4179
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This...
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.
- Record
CVE-2018-4179- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.
- Record
CVE-2018-4179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15965 No score
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15965- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g4r-w789-9wg5
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This...
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.
- Record
GHSA-2g4r-w789-9wg5- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-2018-4179 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published January 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.