The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1…
Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01101 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 6 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.11.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.11.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1719
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx4j-phh8-wvv3
References
Advisory 8
Other 12
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135442/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarAccelerometer-Use-After-Free.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=604
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135441/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarCompass-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135439/iOS-Kernel-IOHIDEventService-Use-After-Free.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=607
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135438/iOS-Kernel-IOReportHub-Use-After-Free.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135440/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarCMA-Use-After-Free.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=605
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=603
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135443/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarGyro-Use-After-Free.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=606
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=608
More Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-1719 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1719 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xx4j-phh8-wvv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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