CVE-2019-5011 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting CleanMyMac X, specifically version 4.20. The flaw stems from the application's failure to properly remove vulnerable components during an upgrade, leaving them exposed. This vulnerability requires local access and allows an attacker to modify the file system with root privileges, posing a medium severity risk (CVSS 5.5). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:macpaw:cleanmymac_x:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.