SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-5687

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).

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Mozilla Vpn	<2.28.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

*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	mozilla	mozilla_vpn	<2.28.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: June 11, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 12, 2025, 4:06 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

More info

Source

security@mozilla.org

CVE-2025-5687