vulnerability

OS X update for Admin Framework (CVE-2018-4170)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 2, 2018
Added
Apr 2, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 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.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_4
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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