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High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-4220

CVE-2018-4220

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Swift before 4.1.1 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Swift for Ubuntu" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context because write and execute permissions are enabled during library loading.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./SwiftOSV3 versions
    oldMerge, swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-a, swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b, …+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)range: oldMerge, swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-a, swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b, …
    • cpe:2.3:a:apple:swift:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*range: <4.1.1
    • (no CPE)range: <4.1.1

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