CVE-2016-1861
The NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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-2016-1846.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
The NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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-2016-1846.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.39% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 June 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS moved from 6.2% on 21 September 2026 to 4.4% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.