Low 2.6Published Dec 11, 2015

CVE-2015-7046The Sandbox feature in xnu in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 does not properly implement privilege separation, which allows attackers to bypass the…

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The Sandbox feature in xnu in Apple iOS before 9.2, OS X before 10.11.2, tvOS before 9.1, and watchOS before 2.1 does not properly implement privilege separation, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted app with root privileges.

CVSS: 2.6 LOW (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
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 watchos apple:watchos	through 2.0	NVD
apple tvos apple:tvos	through 9.0	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.11.1	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	through 9.1	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html	vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00001.html	vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00002.html	vendor-advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html	vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034344
https://support.apple.com/HT205635	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205637	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205640	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205641	vendor-advisory

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