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.
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https://versprite.com/advisories/mackeeper/ |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2019-06-05T21:52:43
Updated: 2024-08-05T07:32:01.567Z
Reserved: 2018-04-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-10171

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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-06-05T22:29:00.223
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:40:56.710
Link: CVE-2018-10171

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