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CVE-2016-7613

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7613 is a kernel vulnerability affecting iOS before 10.1, macOS before 10.12.1, tvOS before 10.0.1, and watchOS before 3.1. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through a crafted application that exploits object-lifetime mishandling during process spawning. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0142 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / HT207269
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207270
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207271
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207275
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94116
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry