Apple OS X AppleEvents Filtering Implementation Vulnerability

Apple OS X AppleEvents Filtering Implementation Vulnerability

CVE-2015-5849 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The filtering implementation in AppleEvents in Apple OS X before 10.11 mishandles attempts to send events to a different user, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a screen-sharing connection.

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