CVE-2016-4698

HIGH

Apple iOS < 10 and macOS < 10.12 - Privilege Escalation via Task Port Inheritance Policy

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207170
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207143

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0136
EPSS Percentile 68.4%
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-20
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os < 9.3.5
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.6
Published Sep 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026