PT-2018-16405 · Apple · Watchos+3

Johann Thalakada + 2 · Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4115

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 11.3 Apple macOS versions prior to 10.13.4 Apple tvOS versions prior to 11.3 Apple watchOS versions prior to 4.3

Description The issue involves CFPreferences in the System Preferences component and allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging incorrect configuration-profile persistence.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 11.3, update to version 11.3 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.13.4, update to version 10.13.4 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 11.3, update to version 11.3 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 4.3, update to version 4.3 or later.

Fix

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-281

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4115

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4115 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208698 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208696 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208692 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208693 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4115 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040608 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040604 · Note