CVE-2018-10171

Published Jun 5, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Kromtech MacKeeper 3.20.4 suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability through its `com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPrivilegedHelper` component. The AdwareAnalzyerPrivilegedHelper tool implements an XPC service that allows an unprivileged application to connect and execute shell scripts as the root user.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2249 Kromtech MacKeeper 3.20.4 suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability through its `com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPrivilegedHelper` component. The AdwareAnalzyerPrivilegedHelper tool implements an XPC service that allows an unprivileged application to connect and execute shell scripts as the root user.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 5, 2019, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:33 AM