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TI-2017-11270 Aliases CVE-2017-15357GHSA-28f2-gw74-5cpj

The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before 5.9.7 for Mac allows local…

Priority LOW 35CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01155 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:arqbackup:arq:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*before 5.9.7VulnerableArqbackup
  • cpe:2.3:a:arqbackup:arq:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 5.9.7 Vulnerable ·Arqbackup

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15357
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28f2-gw74-5cpj

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12437 The (1) arq_updater, (2) arqcommitter, (3) standardrestorer, (4) arqglacierrestorer, and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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