What is CVE-2016-7628?

CVE-2016-7628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7628?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-7628

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Assets" component, which allows local users to bypass intended permission restrictions and change a downloaded mobile asset via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7628?: CVE-2016-7628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7628?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.