Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-4173

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <11.3
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.13.4
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.13.4
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <11.3

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/HT208692nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT208693nvdVendor Advisory

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