CVE-2016-4640

7.8 highEPSS 1.3%

High (7.8) in apple mac os x. EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Login Window in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, obtain sensitive user information, or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 70% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-07-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-435/
https://support.apple.com/HT206903

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