HIGH
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
Published Oct 9, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.13%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.13% 0.05130
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05130
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05130) | 92.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.09% (0.05088) | 91.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 4.57% (0.04572) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 11.56% (0.11558) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.70% (0.12700) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.77% (0.14775) | 90.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.70% (0.12700) | 93.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 19.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 13.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 81.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 79.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.32% (0.02320) | 58.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205267 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38371/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Oct 9, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 6, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5889
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a