High severity · published Oct 7, 2025
CVE-2025-11462
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AWS Client VPN macOS Client
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CV
Client VPN · AWS
1.3.2 before 5.2.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11462
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11462
aws.amazon.com
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-020/
docs.aws.amazon.com
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-macos-release-notes.html
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