CVE-2018-4242 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Hypervisor component of macOS versions prior to 10.13.5. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into running a crafted application, leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges or a denial of service. This vulnerability is rated as high severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its potential for significant impact, though it requires user interaction. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.13.5CPE 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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