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CVE-2016-4652

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4652 describes a vulnerability in CoreGraphics for Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.6, allowing local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory information, potentially leading to privilege escalation or a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read. With a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but can result in high confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 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/Jul/msg00000.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206903
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91824
securitytracker.com / id/1036348
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-432
Third Party Advisory