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CVE-2015-3708

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-07-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

kextd in kext tools in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted app that conducts a symlink attack.

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
• 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

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