CVE-2026-32323
HIGHMullvad VPN for macOS: Local Privilege Escalation via unverified bundle path in installer
Title source: cnaDescription
Mullvad VPN is a VPN client app for desktop and mobile. When using macOS with versions 2026.1 and below, Mullvad VPN may allow local privilege escalation during installation or upgrade. The installer package executes binaries from /Applications/Mullvad VPN.app without verifying if the bundle is attacker-controlled or that the path is the legitimate Mullvad application. A user in the admin group can pre-place a crafted application bundle at that location and may be able to achieve code execution as root. Since the issue only affected the installer, there is no immediate need for users to update if they are already running an older version. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.2-beta1.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
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https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/security/advisories/GHSA-c2g6-w5fq-vw3m
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https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/commit/032fdcb927c0b6d3e5e1aba4140d33adf22a6bfb
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.4%
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
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
CWE-345
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (2)
mullvad/mullvad_vpn
< 2026.2
mullvad/mullvadvpn-app
< 2026.2-beta1
Published
May 19, 2026
Tracked Since
May 19, 2026