High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16895
CVE-2017-16895
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716895-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--597.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43216/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.arqbackup.com/blog/arq-mac-import-security-update/nvdBroken Link
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