CVE-2019-5011
Published Mar 21, 2019
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the helper service CleanMyMac X, version 4.20, due to improper updating. The application failed to remove the vulnerable components upon upgrading to the latest version, leaving the user open to attack. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to modify the file system as root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.1
- Impact score
- 4
- Exploitability score
- 2.5
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.6
- Impact score
- 9.2
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:macpaw:cleanmymac_x:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BB44D62F-692C-43FD-A4AB-2035DD458169"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]