CVE-2025-5687
Mozilla VPN macOS Privilege Escalation
Description
A vulnerability in Mozilla VPN on macOS allows privilege escalation from a normal user to root. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 < (macOS).
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 12, 2025, 4:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5687
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-5687.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/ |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-269 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability in Mozilla VPN on macOS allows privilege escalation from a normal user to root. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 < (macOS). Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736 Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5687 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5687
weaknesses.