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CVE-2016-7621
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…
High7.8EPSS 1.3%
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- apple
Description
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 "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://support.apple.com/HT207487 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT207422 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 94905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1037469 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT207423 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40956 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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