CVE-2016-4693 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS (before 10.2), macOS (before 10.12.2), and watchOS (before 3.1.3). This flaw, residing in the "Security" component, allows attackers to bypass cryptographic protections by exploiting the use of the outdated 3DES cipher. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high risk of confidentiality impact, requiring no user interaction or complex attack vectors. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.