CVE-2015-5889
Apple OS X <10.11 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (3)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38540
metasploit
WORKING POC
NORMAL
by rebel, shandelman116 · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc.rb
References (10)
Scores
EPSS
0.1156
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.10.5
Published
Oct 09, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026