CVE-2018-4170

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Admin Framework" component. It allows local users to discover a password by listing a process and its arguments during sysadminctl execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-522

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103582Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208692Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103582Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208692Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 3, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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