CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-4042

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.

4.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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

References
Link Resource
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0716 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2019-01-10 03:29

Updated : 2022-06-07 05:16

NVD link : CVE-2018-4042

Mitre link : CVE-2018-4042

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20