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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-2759

GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Published May 22, 2025 · catalog updated May 22, 2025 · GStreamer GStreamer

Check this week

CVE-2025-2759 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GStreamer GStreamer.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
13.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor GStreamer GStreamer 1.24.8

GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448.

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  • vendor GStreamer GStreamer 1.24.81.24.8

How to fix CVE-2025-2759

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-2759 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run GStreamer GStreamer.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GStreamer GStreamer 1.24.8 1.24.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 13.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from

  2. May 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-2759

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16101

    GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target syst

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 22, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.