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CVE-2016-7628

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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-264

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Assets" component, which allows local users to bypass intended permission restrictions and change a downloaded mobile asset via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.12.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423

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