FKIE_CVE-2024-13177

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-15 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:01
Severity
5.2 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@netskope.comhttps://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-installer-with-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:01:23.390",
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