GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448.
                
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References
        | Link | Providers | 
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-268/ |     | 
History
                    Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Gstreamer Project Gstreamer Project gstreamer | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gstreamer_project:gstreamer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Gstreamer Project Gstreamer Project gstreamer | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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Thu, 22 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Thu, 22 May 2025 01:15:00 +0000
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| Description | GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448. | |
| Title | GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_0 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2025-05-22T00:57:49.889Z
Updated: 2025-05-22T13:35:22.940Z
Reserved: 2025-03-24T19:41:04.589Z
Link: CVE-2025-2759
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-05-22T13:35:19.556Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-05-22T01:15:52.557
Modified: 2025-08-13T16:29:40.773
Link: CVE-2025-2759
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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