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Vulnerability · 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 Jan 6, 2026 · catalog updated Mar 3, 2026 · AirVPN Eddie

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14979. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of AirVPN Eddie is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor AirVPN Eddie 2.24.6

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor AirVPN Eddie 2.24.62.24.6

How to fix CVE-2025-14979

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14979. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of AirVPN Eddie is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with AirVPN Eddie 2.24.6 2.24.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 6, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 3, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14979

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1009

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026