Medium 4.4Published Jul 2, 2015

CVE-2015-3716Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted name of a photo file within the local photo library.

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Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted name of a photo file within the local photo library.

CVSS: 4.4 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-77
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.10.3	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html	patch, vendor-advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942	vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032760

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