CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-15357

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before version 5.9.7 for Mac allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control over the system, posing a serious threat to data and system security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Arq software to version 5.9.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before 5.9.7 for Mac allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS