{
    "id": "CVE-2015-5889",
    "published": "2015-10-09 05:59:23",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:29:57",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05130",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92161",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38540",
            "title": "Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2015-10-27",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38371",
            "title": "Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2015-10-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}