---
id: CVE-2025-11462
title: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS
  versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated
  privileges
summary: >-
  Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS
  versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated
  privileges. Insufficient validation checks on the log destination directory
  during log ro…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
published: '2025-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T13:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11462'
references:
  - url: 'https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-020/'
    label: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
  - url: >-
      https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/clientvpn-user/client-vpn-connect-macos-release-notes.html
    label: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00214
epssPercentile: 0.10775
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T13:42:54.980Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in the AWS VPN Client for macOS versions 1.3.2- 5.2.0 allows a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. Insufficient validation checks on the log destination directory during log rotation could allow a non-administrator user to create a symlink from a client log file to a privileged location. On log rotation, this could lead to code execution with root privileges if the user made crafted API calls which injected arbitrary code into the log file. We recommend users upgrade to AWS VPN Client for macOS 5.2.1 or the latest version.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.