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CVE-2016-1750

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1750 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel of Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS, allowing arbitrary code execution in a privileged context via a crafted application. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction to install a malicious app, but successful exploitation grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant system compromise remains.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.2CPE 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
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
1.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0159 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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/Mar/msg00000.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206166
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206167
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206168
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206169
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035353
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry