Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5914
CVE-2015-5914
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <10.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT205267nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703nvd
- trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQnvd
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