CVE-2016-1794

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.11.4

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137402/OS-X-AppleMuxControl.kext-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=783
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39922/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137402/OS-X-AppleMuxControl.kext-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=783

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