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CVE-2016-7585

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.12.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615

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