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).
Published: 2025-06-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18102 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 affects Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 < (macOS).
History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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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 affects Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 < (macOS). 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).
Title Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla VPN clients for macOS v2.27.0 and below.

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00013}

epss

{'score': 0.00015}


Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla vpn
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla vpn

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 affects Mozilla VPN 2.28.0 < (macOS).
References

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-13T14:31:48.521Z

Reserved: 2025-06-04T14:07:33.129Z

Link: CVE-2025-5687

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Updated: 2025-06-11T13:33:53.078Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-06-11T12:15:29.023

Modified: 2026-04-13T15:17:05.593

Link: CVE-2025-5687

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-20T17:15:12Z

Weaknesses