CVE-2025-62686

Published Dec 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Dec 3, 2025, 4:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 25, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 3, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 27, 2026, 12:10 PM