CVE-2015-5849 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11
Timeline
PublishedOct 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2rh8-cp97-xxp6: The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-5849: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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