BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-03

Last updated on: 2025-12-18

Assigner: MITRE

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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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-03

Last Modified

2025-12-18

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-03

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-55076

EUVD

EUVD-2025-200987

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
plugin-alliance	installation_manager	1.4.0
plugin_alliance	installation_manager	1.4.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue in the InstallationHelper service of Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 for macOS. The service accepts unauthenticated XPC connections and executes commands via the system() function, which allows a local user to run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, potentially compromising the entire system by gaining full control over it.

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