What is CVE-2018-4220?

CVE-2018-4220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Swift, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-4220?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-4220 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Swift

CVE-2018-4220

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Swift before 4.1.1 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Swift for Ubuntu" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context because…

EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Swift
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4220?: CVE-2018-4220 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Swift, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-4220?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-4220 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.