CVE-2018-4233

HIGHNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 54%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 54%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. Safari before 11.1.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.5 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.5 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
98.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 8, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (22)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc (2.20.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-28ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-04 06:56 UTCOSV refresh
  3. 2026-07-01 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-01 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-30 23:20 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-27 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  21. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-15 18:39 UTCOSV refresh
  2. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-10 13:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-08 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-04 13:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-02 20:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-05-28 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-05-28 07:03 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-05-28 07:03 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-05-28 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-05-26 00:46 UTCOSV refresh

Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-45998✓ verified
    First seen Dec 14, 2018

    Safari - Proxy Object Type Confusion (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCsaelo/cve-2018-4233
    First seen Aug 8, 2018

    Exploit for CVE-2018-4233, a WebKit JIT optimization bug used during Pwn2Own 2018

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/apple_ios/browser/webkit_createthis✓ verified
    First seen Mar 15, 2018

    Safari Webkit Proxy Object Type Confusion

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/osx/browser/safari_proxy_object_type_confusion✓ verified
    First seen Mar 15, 2018

    Safari Proxy Object Type Confusion

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-4233?
CVE-2018-4233 is a high vulnerability published on June 8, 2018. An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. Safari before 11.1.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.5 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.5 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit"…
When was CVE-2018-4233 disclosed?
CVE-2018-4233 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-4233 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-4233 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-4233?
CVE-2018-4233 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-4233?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-4233, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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