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CVE-2025-5995

MEDIUMCVSS 4.6/10EPSS 0.15%

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CVE-2025-5995 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.6/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0
4.6/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.15%

4.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5995?
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.
How severe is CVE-2025-5995?
CVE-2025-5995 has a CVSS score of 4.6/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5995?
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Source: NVD / NIST