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TI-2016-04056 Aliases CVE-2016-4700GHSA-6mrv-c3fw-9xfq

AppleUUC in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a…

Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
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

AppleUUC in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4699.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01331 71st 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:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.11.6VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.11.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4700
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mrv-c3fw-9xfq

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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