CVE-2025-11130

Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated XPC connection

Published Sep 29, 2025 · Updated Sep 29, 2025

Missing authentication in iHongRen pptp-vpn 1.0 and 1.0.1 allows local users to invoke a privileged XPC helper through an untrusted connection. HelpTool/HelperTool.m's shouldAcceptNewConnection accepts incoming NSXPC connections without verifying the client's identity or authorization. Code execution as any local user is sufficient to reach the root helper's exported operations, enabling privilege escalation without user interaction.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authentication in iHongRen pptp-vpn 1.0 and 1.0.1 allows local users to invoke a privileged XPC helper through an untrusted connection. HelpTool/HelperTool.m's shouldAcceptNewConnection accepts incoming NSXPC connections without verifying the client's identity or authorization. Code execution as any local user is sufficient to reach the root helper's exported operations, enabling privilege escalation without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11130
Published
Sep 29, 2025
Updated
Sep 29, 2025
Vendor
iHongRen
Product
pptp-vpn
Classifications
CWE-306, CWE-287, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

iHongRen · pptp-vpnversion=1.0; version=1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

8.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
7.2VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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