CVE-2016-4724

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute...

7.8 High

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 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

1.44%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-4724
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
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4724
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5709 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5709
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-338p-6jc2-vvp7 7.8

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-338p-6jc2-vvp7
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
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-2016-4724 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 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.