CVE-2018-4301

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)—

This issue is fixed in SCSSU-201801. A potential stack based buffer overflow existed in GemaltoKeyHandle.cpp.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 9.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.55%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 44
Score date: 10/4/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access90 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution85 %
Secondary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation80 %

Vector CVSS sin restricciones (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) y buffer overflow remoto en servicio de Smart Card (GemaltoKeyHandle.cpp) permite ejecución de código arbitrario (T1059) con potencial escalada de privilegios (CWE-120, CRITICAL).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software Vulnerability Scanning

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Smart Card Services

CWEs

CWE-120

References

https://smartcardservices.github.io/security/

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