CVE-2021-47756 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-47756

Laravel Valet 2.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (macOS)

Vulnerability Description

Laravel Valet versions 1.1.4 to 2.0.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users to modify the valet command with root privileges. Attackers can edit the symlinked valet command to execute arbitrary code with root permissions without additional authentication.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • leonjza

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Laravel Valet
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.4 to 2.0.3

Timeline

Official Publish: January 15th, 2026
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1222 File and Directory Permissions Modification
Defense Evasion
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion