CVE-2016-4780

HIGH

macOS < 10.12.1 - Remote Code Execution or Denial of Service via Thunderbolt Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Thunderbolt" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207275

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0143
EPSS Percentile 69.7%
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-476
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.0
Published Feb 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026