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CVE-2018-4185

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-01-11
  • Fixed in11.3
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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Description

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-01-1118:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-4185?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-4185?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.3< 11.311.3
Apple mac os x
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.13< 10.13.410.13.4
Apple tvos
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.3< 11.311.3

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apple iphone os to 11.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedbazad/x18-leak
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-200read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.0 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2019-01-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4185?

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling.

Is CVE-2018-4185 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-4185 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.0% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-4185?

CVE-2018-4185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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