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    CVE-2022-3421

    An attacker can pre-create the `/Applications/Google\ Drive.app/Contents/MacOS` directory which is expected to be owned by root to be owned by a non-root user. When the Drive for Desktop installer is run for the first time, it will place a binary in that directory with execute permissions and set its setuid bit. Since the attacker owns the directory, the attacker can replace the binary with a symlink, causing the installer to set the setuid bit on the symlink. When the symlink is executed, it will run with root permissions. We recommend upgrading past version 64.0

    Published:Oct 17, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2025
    EPS:Oct 17, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00017
    CVSS Score:5.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Macos
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Drive

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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