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 was fixed in Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 (macOS).

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-06-11 12:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:48

NVD link : CVE-2025-5687

Mitre link : CVE-2025-5687

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-5687

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

vpn

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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