CVE-2015-6996

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Exploit likelihood

6.70%Up 4.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2015-6996
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-6996
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-6928 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-6928
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4xjx-f4hj-g5jv No score

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows...

Record: GHSA-4xjx-f4hj-g5jv
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple Mac OSX - OSMetaClassBase::safeMetaCast in IOAccelContext2::connectClient NULL Dereference	2016-01-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-6996 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Watchos, published October 23, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.70%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.