High severity · published Jun 8, 2018
CVE-2018-4220
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
8.8
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 write and execute permissions are enabled during library loading.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Swift · Apple
before 4.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4220
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4220
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104085
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208804
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