Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Clean My Mac X by MacPaw
CVE-2018-4042

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Macpaw

Status
Clean My Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-4042?

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, specifically in version 4.04, resulting from inadequate input validation. This flaw can be exploited by an attacker with local access to manipulate the file system with root privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized control over critical system files.

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Affected Version(s)

Clean My Mac Clean My Mac X 4.04

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/T...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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