VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-4698
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com
- product-security@apple.com
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory