CVE-2016-7619

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to symlinks.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 29% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-59
Published: 2017-02-20
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:iphone_os
apple:mac_os_x
apple:watchos

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
https://support.apple.com/HT207422
https://support.apple.com/HT207423
https://support.apple.com/HT207487

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