inSync Client installer for macOS versions v6.8.0 and prior could allow an attacker to gain privileges of a root user from a lower…

Description

inSync Client installer for macOS versions v6.8.0 and prior could allow an attacker to gain privileges of a root user from a lower privileged user due to improper integrity checks and directory permissions.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Privilege Escalation
• CWE-276 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-276 and its CVEs
• CWE-354 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-354 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Druva inSync macOS Client Installers for v6.8.0 and prior

  • affected Druva inSync macOS Client Installers for v6.8.0 and prior

References (2)

• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-67 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-67%2Chttps://docs.druva.com/001_inSync_Cloud/Cloud/010_Release_Details/010_inSync_Cloud_Updates (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2020-5798](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2020-5798.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-5798)

Record last updated 4 Aug 2024, 08:39 UTC.