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 2.0
Severity: MEDIUM
Problem Type: CWE-59,CWE-362,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| arqbackup | arq | * |
The (1) arq_updater, (2) arqcommitter, (3) standardrestorer, (4) arqglacierrestorer, and (5) arqs3glacierrestorer helper apps in Arq 5.x before 5.10 for Mac allow local users to gain root privileges via a crafted data packet.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: CWE-732,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| arqbackup | arq | * |