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CVE-2018-4321

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—

A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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).

Affected technologies (3)

Apple — Iphone OSApple — MAC OS XApple — Tvos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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