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CVE-2016-1722

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1722 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in syslog affecting Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it is a serious vulnerability that requires local access and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention or active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205729
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205731
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205732
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206168
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1034736
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry