CVE-2025-55076
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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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Published
2025-12-03
Last Modified
2025-12-18
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-12-03
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-55076
EUVD
EUVD-2025-200987
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Showing 2 associated CPEs
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plugin-alliance installation_manager 1.4.0
plugin_alliance installation_manager 1.4.0
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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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