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CVE-2025-5199

LPE on Multipass for macOS

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMultipass· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Multipass· Canonical
95%
v < 1.16.0
Affected range stops below 1.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

PatchIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4115
Vendor AdvisoryExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-276CWE-863

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