CVE-2015-5882
N/A
Published: September 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSwatchOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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