{"cve":"CVE-2017-15357","nvd":{"published":"2017-12-01T17:29:00.433","modified":"2026-06-17T01:07:41.043","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.4},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-362"],"references":["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/","https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html","https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html"],"products":["arqbackup:arq"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:01.408438353+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-15357","score":0.01155,"percentile":0.67028,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}