CVE-2016-4693

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the 3DES cipher.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-326

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4693: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix