CVE-2025-5687: A vulnerability in Mozilla VPN on macOS allows privilege escalation from a normal user to root

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High severity · published Jun 11, 2025

CVE-2025-5687

A vulnerability in Mozilla VPN on macOS allows privilege escalation from a normal user to root

7.8

CVSS

0.1%

EPSS

No

On KEV

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 was fixed in Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 (macOS).

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

VP

Vpn · Mozilla

before 2.28.0 · source: NVD

Affected product

VP

Vpn

Mozilla

All Vpn CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5687

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5687

Permissions Required

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

Vendor Advisory

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