CVE-2016-4628

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to...

5.5 Medium

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-4628
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4628
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5614 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5614
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw65-rjcx-2cc2 5.5

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to...

Record: GHSA-rw65-rjcx-2cc2
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-4628 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Watchos, published July 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.