CVE-2025-5199 json
LPE on Multipass for macOS
published 2025-07-11 15 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-21190
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- 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
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.
Patch / fix
- Canonical Multipass 1.16.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 15 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
- github.com https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 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
- Canonical Multipass
Classification
References
-
github.com
/canonical/multipass/pull/4115
patch, issue-tracking
-
github.com
/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3
vendor-advisory, exploit, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-5199
- NVD CVE-2025-5199
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