Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2025 · Assigned by Canon_EMEA

CVE-2025-5995Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for MAC OS contains an insecure permission issue potentially leading to code execution and privilege escalation

Medium 4.6

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro from Canon USA Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro for MAC OS version 2.3d (2.3.29) and earlier contains an improper directory permissions vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires administrator access by a malicious user. An attacker could modify the directory, potentially resulting in code execution and ultimately leading to privilege escalation.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canon USA Inc.	Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro	0 – through 2.3d (2.3.29) (including)

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/to-our-customers/vulnerability-mitigation-remediation-for-canon-eos-webcam-utility-pro-for-mac-os vendor-advisory, mitigation
https://www.canon-europe.com/psirt/advisory-information vendor-advisory