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high 7.2

CVE-2015-5889 json

rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment…

published 2015-10-09 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5835

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.1%
EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc Mac OS X 10.9.5 / 10.10.5 - rsh/libmalloc Privilege Escalation metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2015-10-01
  • EDB-38540 Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) local, 2015-10-27
  • EDB-38371 Apple Mac OSX 10.9.5/10.10.5 - 'rsh/libmalloc' Local Privilege Escalation local, 2015-10-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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