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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-10171

CVE-2018-10171

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.

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Affected products

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  • Kromtech/MacKeeper2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:kromtech:mackeeper:3.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:kromtech:mackeeper:3.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.20.4
  • Kromtech/MacKeeperdescription

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