CVE-2015-3673

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 7.2

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.81%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
Score date: 10/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Apple OS X Entitlements Rootpipe Privilege Escalation
Published on Exploit-DB · Apple Mac OSX Entitlements - 'Rootpipe' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) (8/31/2015)

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

CWE-264

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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