CVE-2018-4044
MEDIUMCleanMyMac X 4.04 - Privilege Escalation via Helper Service Input Validation
Title source: llmDescription
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, due to improper input validation. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to modify the file system as root.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0718
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.6%
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