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CVE-2016-7619

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2017-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to symlinks.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 10.1.1
• macOS: through 10.12.1
• Apple watchOS: through 2.2.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487

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