CVE-2025-55076 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit unauthenticated XPC connections in the InstallationHelper service to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on macOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55076?
CVE-2025-55076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55076?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Alliance Installation Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55076?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55076 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55076 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j772-g9x7-9q95.