CVE-2025-14979 json
Eddie VPN 2.24.6 - Local Privilege Escalation
published 2026-01-06 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 32 d ago also EUVD-2026-1009
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
AirVPN Eddie on MacOS contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects Eddie: 2.24.6.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- fluidattacks.com https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.5 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- AirVPN Eddie
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
airvpn.org
/forums/topic/79305-eddie-desktop-edition-225-beta-released/
patch, issue-tracking, release-notes
-
fluidattacks.com
/advisories/blink182
third-party-advisory, exploit
-
eddie.website
/
product
-
github.com
/AirVPN/Eddie
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-14979
- NVD CVE-2025-14979
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