{"id":"CVE-2018-4184","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-4184","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:05:30.588Z","title":"It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. The issue involves the \"Speech\" component. It allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism to obtain microphone access.","published":"2018-06-08T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:58:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.01335,"percentile":0.71039,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208849","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT208849","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4184","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}