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CVE-2017-15357
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…
High7.4EPSS 1.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 33% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43218 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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