CVE-2018-4227

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Published Jun 8, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component. It allows remote attackers to read the cleartext content of S/MIME encrypted messages via direct exfiltration.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-16013	An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component. It allows remote attackers to read the cleartext content of S/MIME encrypted messages via direct exfiltration.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.831% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104897
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027
https://efail.de/#cve
https://support.apple.com/HT208848
https://support.apple.com/HT208849

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X

Weaknesses

CWE-319

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Jun 8, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 8, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

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