CVE-2018-4237 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2018-4237?

CVE-2018-4237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 8 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "libxpc" component. It allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted app that leverages a logic error.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4237?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-4237 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-4237 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8g9p-xj27-qw5f.