CVE-2024-13177

Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file “nsinstallation”. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file “nsinstallation” to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. This issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-installer-with-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation

Configurations

No configuration.

History

15 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-04-15 16:15

Updated : 2025-04-15 18:39

NVD link : CVE-2024-13177

Mitre link : CVE-2024-13177

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-13177

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-610

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

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