CVE-2025-5199 HIGH

CVE-2025-5199: LPE on Multipass for macOS

Vendor Canonical
Product Multipass
Weakness CWE-276
Published July 11, 2025
Last update July 14, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 11, 2025 CVE published
July 14, 2025 Record updated