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CVE-2016-4638

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-07-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Login Window in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted app that leverages a "type confusion."

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.11.5

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
• https://support.apple.com/HT206903
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
• https://support.apple.com/HT206903

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