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CVE-2016-4775

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• macOS: before 10.12.0 — fixed in 10.12.0
• Apple tvOS: before 10.0 — fixed in 10.0
• Apple watchOS: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.12.0; Apple tvOS 10.0; Apple watchOS 3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93063
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
• https://support.apple.com/HT207141
• https://support.apple.com/HT207142
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93063

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