CVE-2025-2759
HIGHGStreamer < 1.25.1 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Title source: llmDescription
GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-268/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (2)
gstreamer/gstreamer
< 1.25.1
gstreamer_project/gstreamer
< 1.25.1
Published
May 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026