CVE-2016-1741

CRITICAL

Apple macOS X < 10.11.4 - Memory Corruption in NVIDIA Graphics Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1741. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets an unchecked array index vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce driver on macOS, specifically in the `nvDevice::ReleaseDeviceTexture` method. It allows an attacker to read an object pointer and call a virtual method, potentially leading to privilege escalation or remote code execution.

Description

The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39615

This exploit targets an unchecked array index vulnerability in the NVIDIA GeForce driver on macOS, specifically in the `nvDevice::ReleaseDeviceTexture` method. It allows an attacker to read an object pointer and call a virtual method, potentially leading to privilege escalation or remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NVIDIA GeForce Driver on macOS (tested on 10.11.3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: NVIDIA GeForce hardware · macOS with vulnerable driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39615/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1731
EPSS Percentile 95.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.3
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026