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CVE-2015-3708
kextd in kext tools in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts a symlink…
High8.8EPSS 1.6%
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- apple
Description
kextd in kext tools in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- APPLE-SA-2015-06-30-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 75493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1032760 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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