Vulnerability in Airvpn Eddie
CVE-2025-14979
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Airvpn Eddie — versions 2.24.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- eddie.website/ (Product, product)
- github.com/AirVPN/Eddie (Product, product)
- airvpn.org/forums/topic/79305-eddie-desktop-edition-225-beta-released/ (Release Notes, patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14979?
- CVE-2025-14979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Airvpn Eddie, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14979?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.