CVE-2015-6980

high

Description

Directory Utility in Apple OS X before 10.11.1 mishandles authentication for new sessions, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT205375

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-6912

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-01-11

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H