CVE-2025-11462

Oct. 8, 2025, 7:38 p.m.

9.3
Critical

Description

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. Insufficient validation checks on the log destination directory during log rotation could allow a non-administrator user to create a symlink from a client log file to a privileged location. On log rotation, this could lead to code execution with root privileges if the user made crafted API calls which injected arbitrary code into the log file. We recommend users upgrade to AWS VPN Client for macOS 5.2.1 or the latest version.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Amazon
  • Web Services Aws Vpn Client
  • 1.3.2-5.2.0, 5.2.1

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a amazon web_services_aws_vpn_client 1.3.2-5.2.0 / / / / / / /
a amazon web_services_aws_vpn_client 5.2.1 / / / / / / /

References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-020/
https://aws.amazon.com/vpn/client-vpn-download/

Tags

CWE-59
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
2025-10-07
CVE-2025-11462

CVSS Score

9.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 7, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 8, 2025, 7:38 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5

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