Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2016-1851
The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- support.apple.com/HT206567 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1851?
- CVE-2016-1851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2016-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1851?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.