CVE-2025-5687 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-5687?

CVE-2025-5687 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-5687?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Vpn.

Vulnerability 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).

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Vpn	< 2.28.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1953736Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-48/Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-5687?

CVE-2025-5687 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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 vulnerabilit...

How severe is CVE-2025-5687?

CVE-2025-5687 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-5687?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Vpn.