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CVE-2016-7761

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue...

5.5 Medium

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WiFi" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive network-configuration information by leveraging global storage.

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

0.27%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WiFi" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive network-configuration information by leveraging global storage.

Record
CVE-2016-7761
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
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/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. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WiFi" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive network-configuration information by leveraging global storage.

Record
CVE-2016-7761
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8611 No score

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WiFi" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive network-configuration information by leveraging global storage.

Record
EUVD-2016-8611
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwwr-5qp4-pv92 5.5

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue...

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WiFi" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive network-configuration information by leveraging global storage.

Record
GHSA-mwwr-5qp4-pv92
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-200
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2016-7761 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published February 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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