Shimo VPN helper tool writeConfig privilege escalation vulnerability

Summary An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the writeConfig functionality. A non-root user is able to write a file anywhere on the system. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An...

Shimo VPN helper tool deleteConfig denial-of-service vulnerability

Summary An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The program is able to delete any protected file on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit the bug. Tested...

GOG Galaxy Games privileged helper denial-of-service vulnerability

Summary An exploitable local denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy’s Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can send malicious data to the root-listening service, causing the application to terminate and become unavailable. Tested Versions Gog...

GOG Galaxy Games createFolderAtPath privilege escalation vulnerability

Summary An exploitable local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the privileged helper tool of GOG Galaxy’s Games, version 1.2.47 for macOS. An attacker can globally create directories and subdirectories on the root file system, as well as change the permissions of existing directories...

Pixar Renderman Install Helper Arbitrary File Read Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the install helper tool of the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman, version 22.2.0. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to read any root file from the file system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to...

CleanMyMac X moveToTrashItemAtPath privilege escalation vulnerability

Summary The CleanMyMac X software contains an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper input validation. An attacker with local access could use this vulnerability to modify the file system as root. Tested Versions Clean My Mac X 4.04 Product URLs https://macpaw.com/cleanmym...

CleanMyMac X truncateFileAtPath Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Summary The CleanMyMac X software contains an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability that exists due to improper input validation. An attacker with local access could use this vulnerability to modify the file system as root. Tested Versions Clean My Mac X 4.04 Product URLs...