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.
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History
22 May 2026, 00:04
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Mullvad mullvad Vpn
Mullvad |
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| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| References | () https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/commit/032fdcb927c0b6d3e5e1aba4140d33adf22a6bfb - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/security/advisories/GHSA-c2g6-w5fq-vw3m - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:mullvad:mullvad_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
19 May 2026, 02:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-19 02:16
Updated : 2026-05-22 00:04
NVD link : CVE-2026-32323
Mitre link : CVE-2026-32323
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-32323
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Products Affected
mullvad
- mullvad_vpn
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
NVD-CWE-noinfo