Name: CVE-2017-16928: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-16928, CWE-732, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00349

The arq_updater 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 update URL, as demonstrated by file:///tmp/blah/Arq.zip.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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