Code execution via improperly writable directory
Published Jun 26, 2025 · Updated Jun 26, 2025
Improper directory permissions in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for macOS 2.3d (2.3.29) and earlier allow local users to execute code. The product assigns insufficiently restrictive permissions to an unspecified directory, permitting an administrator to modify its contents; Canon does not identify the directory, permission mode, or code-loading path. Administrator access is required; successful exploitation results in code execution and privilege escalation.
Summary
What happened
Improper directory permissions in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for macOS 2.3d (2.3.29) and earlier allow local users to execute code. The product assigns insufficiently restrictive permissions to an unspecified directory, permitting an administrator to modify its contents; Canon does not identify the directory, permission mode, or code-loading path. Administrator access is required; successful exploitation results in code execution and privilege escalation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-5995
- Published
- Jun 26, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 26, 2025
- Vendor
- Canon Inc.
- Product
- Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro
- Classifications
- CWE-732, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.3d (2.3.29) (including)
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