8.8high
CVE-2016-4617
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 23%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12 is affected. The issue involves a sandbox escape related to launchctl process spawning in the "libxpc" component.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/96329 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207170 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4617
- NVD: CVE-2016-4617
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