PT-2019-17400 · Macpaw · Cleanmymac X

Published 2019-03-21 · Updated 2022-06-13 · CVE-2019-5011

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 CleanMyMac X version 4.20

Description A privilege escalation issue exists due to improper updating, where the application fails to remove vulnerable components upon upgrading. This allows a user with local access to modify the file system as root. An attacker needs local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Recommendations For CleanMyMac X version 4.20, update to a version that properly removes vulnerable components upon upgrading to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-459

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5011

Affected Products

Cleanmymac X

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5011 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5011 · Vendor Advisory
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0759 · Note