What is CVE-2018-6084?

CVE-2018-6084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-6084?

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

Improper input validation in Apple macOS

CVE-2018-6084

Insufficiently sanitized distributed objects in Updater in Google Chrome on macOS prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via an executable file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% 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
Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44307/ (exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103468 (vdb-entry)
crbug.com/822424
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6084?: CVE-2018-6084 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-6084?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.