What is CVE-2016-1729?

CVE-2016-1729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-1729?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1729

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OSA Scripts in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows attackers to load arbitrary script libraries via a quarantined application.

Published 2016-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X

References

support.apple.com/HT205731 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 (vdb-entry)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1729?: CVE-2016-1729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-1729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.