CVE-2015-7072

critical
Published 2015-12-11 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

dyld in Apple iOS before 9.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 mishandles segment validation, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

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/HT205635

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

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-20

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