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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 attack on the updater binary itself.

    Published:Dec 1, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Dec 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00642
    CVSS Score:7.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Arqbackup
    Product
    Arq

    Exploits

    https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High