CVE-2016-1749

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1749: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix