CVE-2015-5754

Race condition in runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy component in Apple...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Race condition in runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy component in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages incorrect privilege dropping associated with a locking error.

Exploit likelihood

7.42%Up 4.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2015-5754
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-5754
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-5700 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-5700
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh9w-r9fj-gh4v No score

Race condition in runner in Install.framework in the Install Framework Legacy component in Apple...

Record: GHSA-hh9w-r9fj-gh4v
Weakness: CWE-362
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 Root Runner Binary 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-2015-5754 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published August 16, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.42%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.