CVE-2018-4251

MEDIUM

Apple Mac OS X < 10.13.5 - Incorrect Permission Assignment

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Firmware" component. It allows attackers to modify the EFI flash-memory region that a crafted app that has root access.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208849
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/45

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 34.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.13.5
Published Jun 08, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026