CVE-2016-7583 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple iCloud before version 6.0.1. An attacker can exploit this by placing a crafted dynamic library in an unspecified directory within the iCloud setup subsystem. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability once local access is achieved. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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