CVE-2025-62686

MEDIUM EPSS 5.3%
Published Dec 3, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.2 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 3, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Plugin Alliance InstallationHelper service included with Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 on macOS. Due to the absence of a hardened runtime and a __RESTRICT segment, a local user may exploit the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable to inject a dynamic library, potentially resulting in code execution with elevated privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.2
Exploitability
2.5
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
5.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
plugin-allianceinstallation_manager1.4.0any
applemacos*any

References 1

  • almightysec.com https://almightysec.com/plugin-alliance-installationhelper-dylib-injection/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.