CVE-2016-5087 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification for OS X versions prior to 2.9.31.1710. Due to weak permissions on configuration and other files, a local attacker can modify or suppress emergency notifications. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium) and is considered low complexity, requiring local access to impact integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.30.1700CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alertus:alertus_desktop_notification_for_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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