CVE-2018-4433
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2018-4433- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2018-4433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-16219 No score
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2018-16219- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwv4-wj3m-3cqg No score
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-vwv4-wj3m-3cqg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-4433 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ios, published October 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.