CVE-2016-7607
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory 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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-7607- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-7607- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8457 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8457- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f9f8-h78r-8wmp
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-f9f8-h78r-8wmp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7607 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Watchos, published February 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.