VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-4173
It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.69%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.69%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.69% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT208692Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208693Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208692Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208693Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.