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CVE-2016-1853

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1853 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Tcl within Apple OS X before version 10.11.5, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging SSLv2 support. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread attention or active exploitation.

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

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0252 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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