CVE-2025-14979 (GCVE-0-2025-14979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-06 15:15 – Updated: 2026-03-03 16:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Eddie VPN 2.24.6 - Local Privilege Escalation
Summary
AirVPN Eddie on MacOS contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects Eddie: 2.24.6.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-06 15:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182 | third-party-advisory |
| https://eddie.website/ | product |
| https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie | product |
| https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/79305-eddie-deskt… | patch |
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