SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 variables.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 5.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
5.13% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
apple/mac os x
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.