CVE-2016-7596 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Bluetooth component of macOS versions prior to 10.12.2. This critical flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service via a specially crafted application. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based, low-complexity attack vector requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.