PT-2019-10776 · Macpaw · Cleanmymac X

Published 2019-01-10 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2018-4046

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Clean My Mac X version 4.04

Description A denial-of-service issue exists due to improper input validation in the helper service. This allows a user with local access to terminate a privileged helper application. An attacker needs local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Recommendations For Clean My Mac X version 4.04, consider restricting local access to the machine to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, review the input validation in the helper service to prevent improper termination of the privileged helper application.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-4046

Affected Products

Cleanmymac X

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4046 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0720 · Note