What is CVE-2015-7024?

CVE-2015-7024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2016-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2015-7024?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2015-7024

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 allows local users to bypass intended Gatekeeper restrictions and gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is loaded from an unexpected directory by an application that has a valid Apple digital signature.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

References

product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7024?: CVE-2015-7024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2016-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2015-7024?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.