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CVE-2015-5837

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

PluginKit in Apple iOS before 9 allows attackers to bypass an intended app-trust requirement and install arbitrary extensions via a crafted enterprise app.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 8.4.1
• Apple watchOS: 1.0

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212
• https://support.apple.com/HT205213
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212
• https://support.apple.com/HT205213

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