CVE-2018-10171

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductKromtech Mackeeper
PublishedJun 5, 2019
First seenJun 5, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
kromtech mackeeper3.20.4—

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