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CVE-2016-1826

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1826 describes an integer overflow vulnerability within the DTrace implementation of the Apple OS X kernel, affecting versions prior to 10.11.5. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through a specially crafted application. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has a low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0216 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 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/May/msg00004.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206567
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/90696
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035895
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-344
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry