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CVE-2016-1729

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OSA Scripts in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows attackers to load arbitrary script libraries via a quarantined application.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.11.2

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
• https://support.apple.com/HT205731
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
• https://support.apple.com/HT205731

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