CVE-2025-62686
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Plugin Alliance InstallationHelper service included with Plugin Alliance Installation Manager v1.4.0 on macOS. Due to the absence of a hardened runtime and a __RESTRICT segment, a local user may exploit the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable to inject a dynamic library, potentially resulting in code execution with elevated privileges.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.2
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-12-03 17:15:52.993000
Last modified
2026-10-27 12:10:00.343000
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