What is CVE-2018-10171?

CVE-2018-10171 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kromtech Mackeeper, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-10171?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kromtech Mackeeper

CVE-2018-10171

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.

EPSS: 0.018 (75.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kromtech Mackeeper — versions 3.20.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10171?: CVE-2018-10171 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kromtech Mackeeper, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-10171?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.