High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16945
CVE-2017-16945
Description
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.
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/146159/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43926/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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