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.
References
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| https://almightysec.com/plugin-alliance-helpertool-xpc-service-local-privilege-escalation/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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Information
Published : 2025-12-03 17:15
Updated : 2025-12-18 20:56
NVD link : CVE-2025-55076
Mitre link : CVE-2025-55076
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-55076
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Products Affected
plugin-alliance
- installation_manager
apple
- macos
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
