CVE-2025-62686
Dec. 18, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
6.2
Medium
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Plugin Alliance InstallationHelper service included with Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 on macOS. Due to the absence of a hardened runtime and a __RESTRICT segment, a local user may exploit the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable to inject a dynamic library, potentially resulting in code execution with elevated privileges.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Plugin-alliance |
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| Apple |
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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 | plugin-alliance | installation_manager | 1.4.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| o | apple | macos | - | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
Published: Dec. 3, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Status : Analyzed
CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.
More infoSource
cve@mitre.org
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