CVE-2025-2759

Local privilege escalation via incorrect installer permissions

Published May 22, 2025 · Updated May 22, 2025

Incorrect folder permissions in the GStreamer 1.24.8 installer allow local users to execute arbitrary code as a target user. The installer assigns incorrect permissions to folders, but public materials do not identify the folders or the exact unsafe access granted. Exploitation requires prior low-privileged code execution and elevates that code into the target user's security context.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect folder permissions in the GStreamer 1.24.8 installer allow local users to execute arbitrary code as a target user. The installer assigns incorrect permissions to folders, but public materials do not identify the folders or the exact unsafe access granted. Exploitation requires prior low-privileged code execution and elevates that code into the target user's security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2759
Published
May 22, 2025
Updated
May 22, 2025
Vendor
GStreamer Project
Product
GStreamer
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.24.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GStreamer Project · GStreamerversion=1.24.8

Published CVSS scores

7.0Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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