CVE-2025-5199
Canonical Multipass Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
In Canonical Multipass up to and including version 1.15.1 on macOS, incorrect default permissions allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying files executed with administrative privileges by a Launch Daemon during system startup.
INFO
Published Date :
July 12, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In Canonical Multipass up to and including version 1.15.1 on macOS, incorrect default permissions allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying files executed with administrative privileges by a Launch Daemon during system startup. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-276 Added Reference https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4115 Added Reference https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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