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CVE-2018-10171

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.76%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-10171
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.76%

Original NVD 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.