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CVE-2016-1774

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user...

5.3 Medium

CVE-2016-1774 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apple Mac Os X Server, published March 24, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.3 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.67%EPSS, 77th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.3

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

Record
CVE-2016-1774
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

Record
CVE-2016-1774
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2869No score

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

Record
EUVD-2016-2869
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhvf-jhrw-6j385.3

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user...

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

Record
GHSA-qhvf-jhrw-6j38
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02

History

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

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

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