CVE-2017-15357 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup–596.html https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.4