CVE-2018-4251

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Firmware" component. It allows attackers to modify the EFI flash-memory region that a crafted app that has root access.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 8, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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