{"cve":"CVE-2015-5889","nvd":{"published":"2015-10-09T05:59:23.267","modified":"2026-06-17T00:29:57.440","status":"Modified","description":"rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133826/issetugid-rsh-libmalloc-OS-X-Local-Root.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134087/Mac-OS-X-10.9.5-10.10.5-rsh-libmalloc-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/5","http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5889","score":0.05088,"percentile":0.92352,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}