What is CVE-2016-7080?

CVE-2016-7080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-7080?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-7080

The graphic acceleration functions in VMware Tools 9.x and 10.x before 10.0.9 on OS X allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7079.

Published 2016-12-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.3% 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

Apple Mac OS X
VMware Tools — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.5, 10.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0014.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92938 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036804 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7080?: CVE-2016-7080 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-7080?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.