CVE-2015-5914

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

apple mac os x: no CVSS score yet. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting an Apple Ethernet Thunderbolt adapter with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka a "Thunderstrike" issue. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4498.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-17
Published: 2015-10-09
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

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