CVE-2018-4230

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "NVIDIA Graphics Drivers" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that triggers a SetAppSupportBits use-after-free because of a race condition.

Affected products

macOS: before 10.13.5 — fixed in 10.13.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.13.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549
https://support.apple.com/HT208849
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44847/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1549
https://support.apple.com/HT208849
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44847/

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