High severity · published Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2021-47756
Laravel Valet 2.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (macOS)
8.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LV
Laravel Valet · Laravel
1.1.4 to 2.0.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47756
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47756
laravel.com
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/valet
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50591
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laravel-valet-local-privilege-escalation-macos