CVE-2025-5995 json
Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for MAC OS contains an insecure permission issue potentially leading to code execution and privilege escalation
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-19237
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for MAC OS version 2.3d (2.3.29) and earlier contains an improper directory permissions vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires administrator access by a malicious user. An attacker could modify the directory, potentially resulting in code execution and ultimately leading to privilege escalation.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Canon USA Inc. Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
usa.canon.com
/about-us/to-our-customers/vulnerability-mitigation-remediation-for-canon-eos-webcam-utility-pro-for-mac-os
vendor-advisory, mitigation
-
canon-europe.com
/psirt/advisory-information
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-5995
- NVD CVE-2025-5995
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