CVE-2025-5687

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).
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mozillaCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
VendorProductVersion
mozillavpn
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< 2.28.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/