CVE-2018-4043 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in CleanMyMac X, specifically version 4.04, stemming from improper input validation within its helper service. This flaw allows a local attacker to modify the file system with root privileges. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM, the vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and has low attack complexity (AC:L), with a high impact on integrity (I:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond a single SecurityWeek article.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macpaw:cleanmymac_x:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.