### [CVE-2017-15357](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15357)
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### Description

The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before 5.9.7 for Mac allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.