{"id":"CVE-2017-16895","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16895","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:51:10.357Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-12-01T17:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:10:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["arqbackup/arq"],"epss":{"score":0.01016,"percentile":0.63137,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-12-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43216,"kind":"exploit","title":"Arq 5.9.7 - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43216","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/local/43216.rb","file":"exploits/macos/local/43216.rb","published":"2017-12-06","added":"2017-12-06","updated":"2017-12-06","author":"Mark Wadham","type":"local","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-16895"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716895-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--597.html"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716895-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--597.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.arqbackup.com/blog/arq-mac-import-security-update/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43216/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201716895-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--597.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.arqbackup.com/blog/arq-mac-import-security-update/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43216/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16895","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}