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CVE-2025-11462

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AWS Client VPN macOS Client

Published: Oct 7, 2025Updated: Oct 14, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. Insufficient validation checks on the log destination directory during log rotation could allow a non-administrator user to create a symlink from a client log file to a privileged location. On log rotation, this could lead to code execution with root privileges if the user made crafted API calls which injected arbitrary code into the log file. We recommend users upgrade to AWS VPN Client for macOS 5.2.1 or the latest version.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

Client VPNAWS
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
AWS VPN ClientAmazon Web Services, Inc.
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
awscommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka aws
amazon web services, inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka freertos, freertos plus tcp, aws vpn client

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-020/
aws.amazon.com
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-macos-release-notes.html
docs.aws.amazon.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 7, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 14, 2025

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