CVE-2018-4098 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the IOHIDFamily component of macOS versions prior to 10.13.3. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service through a maliciously crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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