CVE-2018-4047 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, stemming from improper input validation. An attacker with local access could exploit this flaw to modify the file system with root privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.