CVE-2016-1794

The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.66%Up 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-1794
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1794
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2889 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2889
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-776m-9v8j-mw42 7.8

The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X...

Record: GHSA-776m-9v8j-mw42
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple mac os x

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in AppleMuxControl.kext	2016-06-10

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-2016-1794 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published May 20, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.66%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.