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CVE-2018-4428

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-4428 describes a lock screen bypass vulnerability in Apple iOS that allowed unauthorized access to the share function on a locked device. A local attacker could exploit this by interacting with the device's lock screen to share content, potentially exposing sensitive information. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.1), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality and integrity with low attack complexity. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the issue was addressed in iOS 12.1.1.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 12.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / en-us/HT209340
Vendor Advisory