CVE-2025-54595 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Pearcleaner versions 4.4.0 through 4.5.1. The PearcleanerHelper, a privileged LaunchDaemon, improperly exposes an XPC service that allows unauthenticated local processes to execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction to initially approve the helper, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alienator88 | Pearcleaner | >= 4.4.0, < 4.5.2CNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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