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).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
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-269
Status
published
Products (2)
Mozilla/Mozilla VPN 2.28.0
(macOS)
mozilla/vpn
< 2.28.0
Published
Jun 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026