CVE-2025-5995 Privilege escalation in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro
A malicious user with admin access can exploit insecure directory permissions to execute code and escalate privileges in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5995?
CVE-2025-5995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro, published on 26 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for MAC OS version 2.3d (2.3.29) and earlier contains an improper directory permissions vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires administrator access by a malicious user. An attacker could modify the directory, potentially resulting in code execution and ultimately leading to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5995?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh7w-p7gx-9479.