CVE-2016-1773
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership,...
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership, which allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership, which allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1773- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership, which allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1773- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2868 No score
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership, which allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2868- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2987-5c42-f4x4
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership,...
The code-signing subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 does not properly verify file ownership, which allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-2987-5c42-f4x4- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - 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-2016-1773 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 24, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.