CVE-2016-1851

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.6/10CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

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