CVE-2024-13177 (GCVE-0-2024-13177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-15 15:21 – Updated: 2025-04-15 16:14
VLAI?
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 ?
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
CWE
  • CWE-610 - Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Max Keasley
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2024-13177",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-04-15T16:08:03.378825Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T16:14:08.279Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "MacOS"
          ],
          "product": "Netskope Client",
          "vendor": "Netskope",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "123.0",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "117.1.11.2310",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "120.1.10.2306",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "reporter",
          "value": "Max Keasley"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306.\u003c/p\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. \nThis issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306."
        }
      ],
      "impacts": [
        {
          "capecId": "CAPEC-233",
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV4_0": {
            "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackRequirements": "NONE",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "baseScore": 5.2,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
            "vectorString": "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",
            "version": "4.0",
            "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED"
          },
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-610",
              "description": "CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T15:21:21.941Z",
        "orgId": "bf992f6a-e49d-4e94-9479-c4cff32c62bc",
        "shortName": "Netskope"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-installer-with-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Upgrade the Netskope Client to one of the following versions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eR123 or above\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e120.1.10.2306\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e117.1.11.2310\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Upgrade the Netskope Client to one of the following versions:\n  *  R123 or above\n  *  120.1.10.2306\n  *  117.1.11.2310"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "NSKPSA-2024-004",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "bf992f6a-e49d-4e94-9479-c4cff32c62bc",
    "assignerShortName": "Netskope",
    "cveId": "CVE-2024-13177",
    "datePublished": "2025-04-15T15:21:21.941Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-01-07T14:24:14.138Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T16:14:08.279Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2024-13177\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"psirt@netskope.com\",\"published\":\"2025-04-15T16:15:21.903\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-15T18:39:27.967\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Awaiting Analysis\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file \u201cnsinstallation\u201d to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. \\nThis issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Netskope Client en Mac OS se ve afectado por una vulnerabilidad en la que el script de postinstalaci\u00f3n no valida correctamente la ruta del archivo \\\"nsinstallation\\\". Un usuario est\u00e1ndar podr\u00eda crear un enlace simb\u00f3lico al archivo \\\"nsinstallation\\\" para escalar los privilegios de otro archivo del sistema. Este problema afecta a los clientes Netskope anteriores a la versi\u00f3n 123.0, 117.1.11.2310 y 120.1.10.2306.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV40\":[{\"source\":\"psirt@netskope.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"4.0\",\"vectorString\":\"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\",\"baseScore\":5.2,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackRequirements\":\"NONE\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"vulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"vulnIntegrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"vulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"subConfidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"subIntegrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"subAvailabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitMaturity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"confidentialityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"integrityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"availabilityRequirement\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackVector\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackComplexity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedAttackRequirements\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedPrivilegesRequired\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedUserInteraction\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Safety\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Automatable\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"Recovery\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"valueDensity\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"vulnerabilityResponseEffort\":\"NOT_DEFINED\",\"providerUrgency\":\"NOT_DEFINED\"}}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"psirt@netskope.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-610\"}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-installer-with-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\",\"source\":\"psirt@netskope.com\"}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2024-13177\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-04-15T16:08:03.378825Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-15T16:14:03.659Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script\", \"source\": {\"advisory\": \"NSKPSA-2024-004\", \"discovery\": \"UNKNOWN\"}, \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"reporter\", \"value\": \"Max Keasley\"}], \"impacts\": [{\"capecId\": \"CAPEC-233\", \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation\"}]}], \"metrics\": [{\"format\": \"CVSS\", \"cvssV4_0\": {\"Safety\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"version\": \"4.0\", \"Recovery\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"baseScore\": 5.2, \"Automatable\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"valueDensity\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"vectorString\": \"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\", \"providerUrgency\": \"NOT_DEFINED\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackRequirements\": \"NONE\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"subIntegrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"vulnIntegrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"subAvailabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"vulnAvailabilityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"subConfidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"vulnConfidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"vulnerabilityResponseEffort\": \"NOT_DEFINED\"}, \"scenarios\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"GENERAL\"}]}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Netskope\", \"product\": \"Netskope Client\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"123.0\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"117.1.11.2310\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"120.1.10.2306\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}], \"platforms\": [\"MacOS\"], \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"}], \"solutions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Upgrade the Netskope Client to one of the following versions:\\n  *  R123 or above\\n  *  120.1.10.2306\\n  *  117.1.11.2310\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Upgrade the Netskope Client to one of the following versions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eR123 or above\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e120.1.10.2306\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e117.1.11.2310\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://support.netskope.com/s/article/Netskope-Security-Advisory-Netskope-Client-installer-with-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\"}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.2.0\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file \\u201cnsinstallation\\u201d. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file \\u201cnsinstallation\\u201d to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. \\nThis issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306.\", \"supportingMedia\": [{\"type\": \"text/html\", \"value\": \"Netskope Client on Mac OS is impacted by a vulnerability in which the postinstall script does not properly validate the path of the file \\u201cnsinstallation\\u201d. A standard user could potentially create a symlink of the file \\u201cnsinstallation\\u201d to escalate the privileges of a different file on the system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue affects Netskope Client: before 123.0, before 117.1.11.2310, before 120.1.10.2306.\u003c/p\u003e\", \"base64\": false}]}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-610\", \"description\": \"CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"bf992f6a-e49d-4e94-9479-c4cff32c62bc\", \"shortName\": \"Netskope\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-15T15:21:21.941Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2024-13177\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-15T16:14:08.279Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-01-07T14:24:14.138Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"bf992f6a-e49d-4e94-9479-c4cff32c62bc\", \"datePublished\": \"2025-04-15T15:21:21.941Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Netskope\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.