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TI-2017-12479 Aliases CVE-2017-16945GHSA-4fg8-5vph-xm45

The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write…

Priority LOW 36CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0099 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:haystacksoftware:arq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.10VulnerableHaystacksoftware
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:haystacksoftware:arq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.10 Vulnerable ·Haystacksoftware
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fg8-5vph-xm45

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12464 The arq_updater binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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