CVE-2016-1738
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism...
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a modified app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a modified app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1738- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a modified app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2833 No score
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a modified app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2833- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vphg-qqx3-x2mc
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism...
dyld in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a modified app.
- Record
GHSA-vphg-qqx3-x2mc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1738 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 24, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.