CVE-2018-4043

MEDIUM

CleanMyMac X 4.04 - Privilege Escalation via Helper Service Input Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, helper service due to improper input validation. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to modify the file system as root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0717

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0050
EPSS Percentile 39.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
macpaw/cleanmymac_x 4.04
Published Jan 10, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026