CVE-2016-4702

Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...

9.8 Critical

Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.76%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

Record: CVE-2016-4702
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2016-4702
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5687No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5687
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cx9-q2h4-45839.8

Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...

Record: GHSA-6cx9-q2h4-4583
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
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-2016-4702 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 5.76%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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