CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-32323

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-05-19 Modified 2026-07-24 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-05-19
Last modified
2026-07-24
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-269, CWE-345, CWE-427

Description

Mullvad VPN is a VPN client app for desktop and mobile. When using macOS with versions 2026.1 and below, Mullvad VPN may allow local privilege escalation during installation or upgrade. The installer package executes binaries from /Applications/Mullvad VPN.app without verifying if the bundle is attacker-controlled or that the path is the legitimate Mullvad application. A user in the admin group can pre-place a crafted application bundle at that location and may be able to achieve code execution as root. Since the issue only affected the installer, there is no immediate need for users to update if they are already running an older version. This issue has been fixed in version 2026.2-beta1.

Affected configurations

• mullvad mullvad vpn (< 2026.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (3)

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
  • CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element weakness

References