CVE-2024-13177

April 15, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

5.2
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Netskope
  • Netskope Client
  • <123.0, <117.1.11.2310, <120.1.10.2306

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-610
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a netskope netskope_client <123.0 / / / / / / /
a netskope netskope_client <117.1.11.2310 / / / / / / /
a netskope netskope_client <120.1.10.2306 / / / / / / /

References

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

Tags

CWE-610
psirt@netskope.com
2025-04-15
CVE-2024-13177

CVSS Score

5.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: April 15, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified: April 15, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@netskope.com

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