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CVE-2015-5889

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 5.13% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-10-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ packetstormsecurity.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2015-5889
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
5.13%

Original NVD Description

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.