What is CVE-2017-16945?

CVE-2017-16945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-16945?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2017-16945

The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted restore path.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Haystacksoftware Arq
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16945?: CVE-2017-16945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-16945?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.