VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5746
AppleFileConduit in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem access via an afc command that leverages symlink mishandling.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
AppleFileConduit in Apple iOS before 8.4.1 allows attackers to bypass intended restrictions on filesystem access via an afc command that leverages symlink mishandling.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76337
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76337
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033275
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.