CVE-2016-1818

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and...

7.8 High

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1817 and CVE-2016-1819.

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

2.17%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-1818
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-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1818
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2913 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2913
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h3g-gxjj-2jx5 7.8

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and...

Record: GHSA-6h3g-gxjj-2jx5
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-119
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-2016-1818 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Tvos, published May 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.17%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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