CVE-2025-55076

Published Dec 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the InstallationHelper service included with Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 for macOS. The service accepts unauthenticated XPC connections and executes input via system(), which may allow a local user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Plugin-alliance
Plugin-alliance installation Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:plugin-alliance:installation_manager:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Plugin-alliance
Plugin-alliance installation Manager
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Plugin Alliance
Plugin Alliance installation Manager
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Plugin Alliance
Plugin Alliance installation Manager
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the InstallationHelper service included with Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 for macOS. The service accepts unauthenticated XPC connections and executes input via system(), which may allow a local user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 4:34 PM
Reserved
Nov 25, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 3, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM