CVE-2015-5914

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting an Apple Ethernet Thunderbolt adapter with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka a "Thunderstrike" issue. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4498.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.7/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 9, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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