What is CVE-2016-7714?

CVE-2016-7714 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7714?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7714

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" component. It allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-02-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

support.apple.com/HT207487 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT207422 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT207423 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7714?: CVE-2016-7714 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7714?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.