CVE-2016-1742

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035887
https://support.apple.com/HT206379Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035887
https://support.apple.com/HT206379Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 20, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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