CVE-2016-4753
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed...
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4753- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4753- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5738 No score
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5738- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4f8p-8r7v-qj37
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed...
Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 mishandle signed disk images, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-4f8p-8r7v-qj37- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2016-4753 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Tvos, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.73%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.