CVE-2016-4698

AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process...

7.8 High

AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, 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

1.36%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Record: CVE-2016-4698
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-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2016-4698
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5683No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5683
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54c5-ch86-wwxj7.8

AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process...

Record: GHSA-54c5-ch86-wwxj
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-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
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-2016-4698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 1.36%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.