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CVE-2018-10171
Kromtech MacKeeper 3.20.4 suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability through its `com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPr…
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Kromtech MacKeeper 3.20.4 suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability through its `com.mackeeper.AdwareAnalyzer.AdwareAnalyzerPrivilegedHelper` component. The AdwareAnalzyerPrivilegedHelper tool implements an XPC service that allows an unprivileged application to connect and execute shell scripts as the root user.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- versprite.com /advisories/mackeeper/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-10171
- NVD: CVE-2018-10171
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