VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2025-5199
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-863
- Affected
- canonical/multipass
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://github.com/canonical/multipass/pull/4115Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/canonical/multipass/security/advisories/GHSA-2j82-p5cq-62p3Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.