CVE-2016-7660 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before 10.2, macOS before 10.12.2, and watchOS before 3.1.3, specifically within the syslog component. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or KEV listing, a public exploit (EDB-40959) exists, demonstrating its feasibility. Despite the public exploit, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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