CVE-2018-10171 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://versprite.com/advisories/mackeeper/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8