CVE-2015-3704

runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 does not properly drop privileges, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Exploit likelihood

9.30%Up 6.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2015-3704
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-3704
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-3740 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-3740
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjfm-cmgw-492m No score

runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.10...

Record: GHSA-jjfm-cmgw-492m
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple mac os x

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple Mac OSX - Install.framework suid Helper Privilege Escalation	2015-09-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-3704 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published July 3, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.30%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.