CVE-2015-7046

low

Published 2015-12-11 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.6

VIR risk

2.6

Description

The Sandbox feature in xnu in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 does not properly implement privilege separation, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app with root privileges.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205641

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205640

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205637

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT205635

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
macos		affected

References

CWEs

CWE-200

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