What is CVE-2018-1785?

CVE-2018-1785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-1785?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2018-1785

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 148870.

Published 2018-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
IBM Spectrum Protect — versions 8.1, 7.1
IBM Spectrum Protect Client
IBM Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041716 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148870 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1785?: CVE-2018-1785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-1785?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.