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CVE-2015-3704

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-3704 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Install.framework of Apple OS X before version 10.10.4. A flaw in how the "runner" component drops privileges allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions through a specially crafted application. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this specific CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-38138 · Sep 10, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0930 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/133547/OS-X-Privilege-Escalation.html
support.apple.com / kb/HT204942
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/38138
securityfocus.com / bid/75493
securitytracker.com / id/1032760