CVE-2015-7078 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Hypervisor component of Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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