CVE-2025-5199
LPE on Multipass for macOS
Severity Score
7.3
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
In Canonical Multipass up to and including version 1.15.1 on macOS, incorrect default permissions allow a local attacker to escalate privileges by modifying files executed with administrative privileges by a Launch Daemon during system startup.
*Credits:
Isaac Ordonez
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-05-26 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-11 CVE Published
- 2025-07-12 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4115 | 2025-07-11 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3 | 2025-07-11 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Multipass Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Multipass" | < 1.16.0 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Multipass" and version " < 1.16.0" | en |
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