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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2016-1755 json

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code…

published 2016-03-24 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2850

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.9%
EPSS 4.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1754.

Patch / fix

  • apple iphone_os 9.3
  • apple mac_os_x 10.11.4
  • apple tvos 9.2
  • apple watchos 2.2

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39614)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39614 Apple Mac OSX Kernel - AppleKeyStore Use-After-Free dos, 2016-03-23

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.