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Case File

CVE-2017-15357

HIGH · CVSS 7.4 EPSS 1.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2017-15357
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.4
EPSS
1.16%

Original Filing — NVD 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.