CVE-2016-4709 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple OS X before version 10.12, specifically within the WindowServer component. This flaw, categorized as a type confusion issue, allows a local attacker to gain root access with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While rated with a high CVSS score of 7.8, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.6CPE 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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.