CVE-2024-13177 (GCVE-0-2024-13177)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-15 15:21 – Updated: 2025-04-15 16:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-15 16:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-610 - Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netskope | Netskope Client |
Affected:
0 , < 123.0
(custom)
Affected: 0 , < 117.1.11.2310 (custom) Affected: 0 , < 120.1.10.2306 (custom) |
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