CVE-2024-13177

Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script

Published: Apr 15, 2025Updated: Apr 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-610

N/ACVSS

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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Weaknesses

CWE-610

Affected Products

Netskope

commercial·US

Netskope ClientSaaS

Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

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

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