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CVE-2016-7621

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7621 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Kernel component of Apple iOS before 10.2, macOS before 10.12.2, and watchOS before 3.1.3. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause a denial of service. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-40956) exists, demonstrating its exploitability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
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
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40956 · Dec 22, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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 / HT207422
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207423
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207487
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40956
securityfocus.com / bid/94905
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037469