CVE-2025-14979 Eddie VPN 2.24.6 - Local Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root via an insecure XPC service in the Eddie VPN client on macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14979?
CVE-2025-14979 is a high-severity vulnerability in AirVPN Eddie, published on 6 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AirVPN Eddie on MacOS contains an insecure XPC service that allows local, unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to root.This issue affects Eddie: 2.24.6.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Airvpn Eddie.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14979 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14979 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mh8-wgv9-q5c9.