HIGH
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
Published Dec 1, 2017
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.16%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.4 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.16% 0.01155
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01155
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 65.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 62.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 44.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 48.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 45.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 41.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02120) | 80.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.12% (0.02120) | 56.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 50.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (3)
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 1, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 15, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15357
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a