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CVE-2017-15357 json

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…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-6813

cvss
7.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • arqbackup arq 5.9.7

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-43218)

Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43218 Arq 5.9.6 - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2017-12-06
  • m4.rkw.io https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

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