vulnerability

OS X update for Firmware (CVE-2018-4251)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jun 4, 2018
Added
Jun 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 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.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_5
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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