Vulnerability in Arqbackup Arq
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 · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15357?
- CVE-2017-15357 is a high-severity vulnerability in Arqbackup Arq, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2017-12-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15357?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.