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CVE-2017-16928

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

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.

Affected products

• Haystacksoftware Arq: through 5.10

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146158/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43925/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146158/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43925/

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