CVE-2015-3673

high

Published 2015-07-03 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.2

Description

Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly restrict the location of writeconfig clients, which allows local users to obtain root privileges by moving and then modifying Directory Utility.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_osx/local/rootpipe_entitlements rank 500

Apple OS X Entitlements Rootpipe Privilege Escalation

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
macos		affected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.