What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7644

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

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 "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted app.

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/94904
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94904
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/

Get alerted when CVE-2016-7644 or the next vulnerability affects your stack