VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-4041
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-01-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, due to improper input validation. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to modify the file system as root.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- talos-cna@cisco.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory