cups: Manipulation of cupsd.conf by a local attacker resulting in limited reads of arbitrary files as root
Published Jan 11, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, an issue existed in CUPS. This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 3
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cups-1:1.6.3-43.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1050
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cups
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cups
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
cups
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | cups-1:1.6.3-43.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1050 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | cups | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | cups | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 36.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 38.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 26.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 1.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4181 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607291 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00014.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4181
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.apple.com/HT208849 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4181
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4181 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607291 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00014.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4181 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208849 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4181 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.