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TI-2016-01643 Aliases CVE-2016-1789GHSA-xfvh-g622-8m82

Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apple iBooks Author before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an iBooks Author file containing an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00939 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:ibooks_author:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1789
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfvh-g622-8m82

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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