CVE-2015-5882
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an...
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2015-5882- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2015-5882- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5828 No score
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5828- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcvx-6h5q-fh85 No score
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an...
The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-vcvx-6h5q-fh85- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5882 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apple Iphone Os, published September 18, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.