CVE-2017-15357 | BDVDB-2026-93576 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/

History#

Version 12017-12-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.