CVE-2018-4433 — A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions

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MEDIUM

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions

Published Oct 27, 2020

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.75%

Description

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, watchOS 5, iOS 12, tvOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

Vendor Apple Product iOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <12
Vendor Apple Product macOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <10.14
Vendor Apple Product tvOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <12
Vendor Apple Product watchOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <5

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Apple

iOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<12

Apple

macOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<10.14

Apple

tvOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<12

Apple

watchOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<5

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.75% 0.00747

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00747

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 1, 2026	0.75% (0.00747)	53.15th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.75% (0.00747)	53.33th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.11% (0.00114)	45.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 3, 2023	0.11% (0.00114)	44.17th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00073)	29.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.02% (0.01018)	40.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	19.50th	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

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (5)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209106
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209107
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209108
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209139
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209106		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209107		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209108		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209139		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Oct 27, 2020

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 2, 2018

Link CVE-2018-4433

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-4433

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-4433