MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
Published Apr 13, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.69%
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.69% 0.00686
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00686
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 50.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00699) | 51.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 25.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 23.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 0.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://support.apple.com/HT208692 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208693 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/HT208692 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208693 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Apr 13, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2018
Link CVE-2018-4173
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a