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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-14979 · published 6 January 2026

CVE-2025-14979: Airvpn eddie incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Airvpn · Eddie

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.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.17% · top 94.4% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/79305-eddie-desktop-edition-225-beta-released/ Issue TrackingRelease Notes
https://eddie.website/ Product
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie Product

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-14979), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.