CVE-2025-5199

HIGH

Canonical Multipass <= 1.15.1 - Privilege Escalation via Launch Daemon File Modification

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3

Issue Tracking, Patch patch

https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4115

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 4.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-276 CWE-863

Status published

Products (1)

canonical/multipass < 1.16.0

Published Jul 12, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026