CVE-2018-4041

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Published Jan 10, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Clean My Mac

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Clean My Mac X 4.04`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-15827	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.309% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0715

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Macpaw Cleanmymac X

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Jan 10, 2019, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:04 AM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2019, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:58 AM

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