What is CVE-2025-5687?

CVE-2025-5687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Vpn 2.28.0, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-5687?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Mozilla Vpn 2.28.0

CVE-2025-5687

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 (macO…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Mozilla Vpn 2.28.0 — versions (macOS)
Mozilla Vpn

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required)
security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5687?: CVE-2025-5687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Vpn 2.28.0, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-5687?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.