CVE-2024-13177 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-13177: Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script

Vendor Netskope
Product Netskope Client
Weakness CWE-610
Published April 15, 2025
Last update April 15, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2025 CVE published
April 15, 2025 Record updated