CVE-2016-1815

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.11.4

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-345
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-345
https://support.apple.com/HT206567

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