CVE-2015-5889 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.13% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-10-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2015-10-27 |
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation | 2015-10-01 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/
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