What is CVE-2016-4617?

CVE-2016-4617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-4617?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-4617

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12 is affected. The issue involves a sandbox escape related to launchctl process spawning in the "libxpc" component.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4617?: CVE-2016-4617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-4617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.