Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Clean My Mac X by MacPaw
CVE-2018-4044

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Macpaw

Status
Clean My Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-4044?

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in the helper service of Clean My Mac X version 4.04 due to inadequate input validation. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to gain elevated privileges, enabling unauthorized modifications to the file system with root access. Ensuring the application is updated to mitigate this issue is crucial.

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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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