CVE-2018-4043

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0717	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:macpaw:cleanmymac_x:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Jun 2022, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~6.6~~ v3 : ~~5.5~~	v2 : 4.9 v3 : 5.5

Information

Published : 2019-01-10 15:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-4043

Mitre link : CVE-2018-4043

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-4043

JSON object : View

Products Affected

macpaw

cleanmymac_x

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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