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CVE-2018-4036
The CleanMyMac X software contains an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper input validation. An attacker with…
High7.1EPSS 0.31%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- talos
Description
The CleanMyMac X software contains an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper input validation. An attacker with local access could use this vulnerability to modify the running kernel extensions on the system.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 77% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- Improper Input Validation
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Clean My Mac
- affected Clean My Mac X 4.04
References (1)
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0709 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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