CVE-2016-4698
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process...
CVE-2016-4698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Iphone Os, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which 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
- Low
- 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
7.8
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4698- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5683 No score
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5683- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54c5-ch86-wwxj
7.8
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process...
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-54c5-ch86-wwxj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
securitytracker.com/id/1036858
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
securityfocus.com/bid/93056
support.apple.com/HT207170
support.apple.com/HT207143
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4698
github.com/advisories/GHSA-54c5-ch86-wwxj