Is CVE-2017-16895 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16895 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16895?

CVE-2017-16895 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16895?

CVE-2017-16895 has an EPSS score of 1.02% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16895

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The (1) arq_updater, (2) arqcommitter, (3) standardrestorer, (4) arqglacierrestorer, and (5) arqs3glacierrestorer helper apps in Arq 5.x before 5.10 for Mac allow local users to gain root privileges via a crafted data packet.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

arqNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.0.65, < 5.10Fixed in:5.10CVE-2017-16895derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

arqbackup.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.