What is CVE-2016-1776?

CVE-2016-1776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1776?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Server

CVE-2016-1776

Web Server in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not properly restrict access to .DS_Store and .htaccess files, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive configuration information via an HTTP request.

Published 2016-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035342 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/85054 (vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/HT206173 (Vendor Advisory)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1776?: CVE-2016-1776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1776?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.