CVE-2025-2759: Gstreamer

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

GStreamer Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of GStreamer. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25448.

Affected products

• Gstreamer Gstreamer: before 1.25.1 (fixed in 1.25.1)

Published 2025-05-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.