{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:airvpn:eddie:2.24.6:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "2.24.6"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "2.24.6"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "CPE_STRING"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "621fdcd7f8745bc6d7d42c64b5c07047979cd959"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "621fdcd7f8745bc6d7d42c64b5c07047979cd959"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/airvpn/eddie",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.24.6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Fluid Attacks",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-732"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/14xxx/CVE-2025-14979.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2025-14979",
  "modified": "2026-07-15T01:49:07.129032925Z",
  "published": "2026-01-06T15:15:30.305Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://eddie.website/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/14xxx/CVE-2025-14979.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14979"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/79305-eddie-desktop-edition-225-beta-released/"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Eddie VPN 2.24.6 - Local Privilege Escalation"
}