CVE-2024-13177

Symlink Following in Netskope Client Postinstall Script

MEDIUM

5.2

CVSS Score

Published: April 15, 2025 at 03:21 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:01 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorNetskope

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Severity

MEDIUM5.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Netskope · Netskope

60%

v < 117.1.11.2310v < 120.1.10.2306v < 123.0

Affected range stops below 117.1.11.2310, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 120.1.10.2306, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 123.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: [email protected]

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.2MEDIUMNetskope

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-610

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