What is CVE-2016-5202?

CVE-2016-5202 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-5202?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2016-5202

browser/extensions/api/dial/dial_registry.cc in Google Chrome before 54.0.2840.98 on macOS, before 54.0.2840.99 on Windows, and before 54.0.2840.100 on Linux neglects to copy a device ID before an erase() call, which causes the erase operation to access data that that erase operation will destroy.

Published 2019-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
Chromium-Browser — versions before 54.0.2840.100
Google Chrome
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5202?: CVE-2016-5202 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-5202?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.