CVE-2016-4771
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended...
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.
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
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.
- Record
CVE-2016-4771- 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
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.
- Record
CVE-2016-4771- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5756 No score
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5756- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cxr-mmm2-2wrh
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended...
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.
- Record
GHSA-9cxr-mmm2-2wrh- 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-2016-4771 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Iphone Os, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1036858
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
securityfocus.com/bid/93056
support.apple.com/HT207170
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4771
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cxr-mmm2-2wrh