CVE-2016-4625 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the IOSurface component of Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.6. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-40653 and EDB-40669), though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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