CVE-2016-1757
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to...
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1757- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1757- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2852 No score
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2852- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq32-944c-qm85
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to...
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-vq32-944c-qm85- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX / iOS - SUID Binary Logic Error Kernel Code Execution | 2016-03-23 |
| Exploit-DB | Mach Race OSX - Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-04-27 |
| PoC in GitHub | gdbinit/mach_race | 2016-04-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1757 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Apple Iphone Os, published March 24, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.