{"id":"CVE-2016-1827","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1827","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:42.634Z","title":"The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different…","description":"The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 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-2016-1828, CVE-2016-1829, and CVE-2016-1830.","published":"2016-05-20T10:59:40.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apple/iphone os","apple/mac os x","apple/tvos","apple/watchos"],"epss":{"score":0.05599,"percentile":0.92851,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.11629,"percentile":0.95911},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05599,"percentile":0.92554}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-01-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44238,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple OS X Yosemite - 'flow_divert-heap-overflow' Kernel Panic","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44238","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/osx/dos/44238.c","file":"exploits/osx/dos/44238.c","published":"2017-01-10","added":"2018-03-03","updated":"2018-03-03","author":"Brandon Azad","type":"dos","platform":"osx","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-1827"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/bazad/flow_divert-heap-overflow/tree/f9392454619360cd7532fa4f6d45a999b2d46623"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.11629,"from":0.05599,"percentile":0.95911},"summary":"EPSS moved from 5.6% to 11.6% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206564","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206566","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206567","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206568","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206564","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206566","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206567","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT206568","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1827","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}