CVE-2025-5199

HIGH

Canonical Multipass < 1.16.0 - Incorrect Authorization

Title source: rule

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)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-276 CWE-863
Status published

Affected Products (1)

canonical/multipass < 1.16.0

Timeline

Published Jul 12, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026