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CVE-2016-1806

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a...

7.8 High

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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

1.66%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Record
CVE-2016-1806
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-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Record
CVE-2016-1806
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2901No score

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Record
EUVD-2016-2901
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxfc-prj5-8f9p7.8

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a...

Crash Reporter in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Record
GHSA-hxfc-prj5-8f9p
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-284
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1806 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published May 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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