What is CVE-2018-4170?

CVE-2018-4170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-4170?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4170

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Admin Framework" component. It allows local users to discover a password by listing a process and its arguments during sysadminctl execution.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4170?: CVE-2018-4170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-4170?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.