CVE-2016-1825

HIGH

macOS < 10.11.5 - Memory Corruption in IOHIDFamily

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2016-1825. PoCs published by bazad.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2016-1825, targeting macOS up to 10.12.1. It leverages a logic bug in IOHIDevice to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) via arbitrary physical memory read/write operations.

Description

IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 66 stars
by bazad · poc
https://github.com/bazad/physmem

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2016-1825, targeting macOS up to 10.12.1. It leverages a logic bug in IOHIDevice to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) via arbitrary physical memory read/write operations.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: macOS (up to 10.12.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable macOS system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
localmacos
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44237

physmem is a physical memory inspection tool and local privilege escalation exploit targeting macOS up to 10.12.1. It exploits CVE-2016-1825 or CVE-2016-7617, both logic bugs in IOKit registry properties, allowing arbitrary physical memory read/write and root shell execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: macOS (up to 10.12.1)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable macOS system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0564
EPSS Percentile 92.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.4
Published May 20, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026