Privilege escalation in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2018-4173

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-4173: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4173?
CVE-2018-4173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-4173?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.