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Status published
High
CVE-2023-5936
Unsafe temporary data privileges on Unix systems in Arc before v1.6.0
Vulnerability Description
On Unix systems (Linux, MacOS), Arc uses a temporary file with unsafe privileges. By tampering with such file, a malicious local user in the system may be able to trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges.
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:
- This issue was found by Diego Giubertoni of Nozomi Networks Security Research team during an internal penetration testing session.
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 15th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H