CVE-2015-3673

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.10.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38036/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38036/

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