CVE-2018-4046

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, due to improper input validation. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to terminate a privileged helper application. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

• CWE-20

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0720Third Party Advisory
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0720Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 10, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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