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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5687

A vulnerability in Mozilla VPN on macOS allows privilege escalation from a normal user to root.

Published Jun 11, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 13, 2026 · A vulnerability in Mozilla

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5687. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability in Mozilla is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability in Mozilla).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.13%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor mozilla

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 (macOS).

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  • vendor mozillaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-5687

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-2025-5687. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability in Mozilla is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.13%. 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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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 (macOS).

  2. Apr 13, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 (macOS).

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5687

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18102

    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 (macOS).

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.