Privilege Escalation in Clean My Mac X Affects Local User Access
CVE-2018-4045

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Macpaw

Status
Clean My Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2019

What is CVE-2018-4045?

An exploitable privilege escalation flaw exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X version 4.04 due to improper input validation. This vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to manipulate the file system with root privileges, potentially compromising the integrity and security of the affected system.

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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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