Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7661

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7661?
CVE-2016-7661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7661?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7661 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.