- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.4
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.4
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.9
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-59
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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