What is CVE-2018-4184?

CVE-2018-4184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-4184?

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

Is CVE-2018-4184 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2018-4184

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Speech" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access.

Published 2018-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/HT208849 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4184?: CVE-2018-4184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-4184?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-4184 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.