CVE-2024-13177

MEDIUM

Netskope Client <123.0-117.1.11.2310-120.1.10.2306 - Privilege Esca...

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Various Sources

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

Scores

CVSS v4 5.2

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 3.8%

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-610

Status published

Products (3)

Netskope/Netskope Client < 117.1.11.2310

Netskope/Netskope Client < 120.1.10.2306

Netskope/Netskope Client < 123.0

Published Apr 15, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026