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CVE-2015-5889
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment…
High7.2EPSS 5.1%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- apple
Description
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1033703 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20151001 Mac OS X local root (rsh/libmalloc) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38540 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 76908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 38371 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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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