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CVE-2015-5896

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5896 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Apple iOS kernel, affecting iPhones, macOS, and watchOS, allowing local attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it presents a high severity risk due to its local attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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/Sep/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205212
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205213
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205267
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/76764
securitytracker.com / id/1033609