CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-16945
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-01-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted restore path.
Affected configurations
• haystacksoftware arq (<= 5.10)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146159/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43926/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146159/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43926/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry