{"id":"CVE-2016-7617","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7617","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:33:11.733Z","title":"It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (type confusion) via a crafted app.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the \"Bluetooth\" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (type confusion) via a crafted app.","published":"2017-02-20T08:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:22.000Z","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-704"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.05093,"percentile":0.92316,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.09355,"percentile":0.95223},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05093,"percentile":0.91974}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-12-22","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44237,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'physmem' Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44237","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/local/44237.md","file":"exploits/macos/local/44237.md","published":"2017-01-16","added":"2018-03-03","updated":"2018-03-03","author":"Brandon Azad","type":"local","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-7617","CVE-2016-1825"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/bazad/physmem/tree/376a35d0644391341bc4da7e145d1b3357005926"},{"edbId":40952,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple macOS 10.12.1 Kernel - Writable Privileged IOKit Registry Properties Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40952","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/dos/40952.c","file":"exploits/macos/dos/40952.c","published":"2016-12-22","added":"2016-12-22","updated":"2017-04-05","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-7617"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=974"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207423","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40952/","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207423","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40952/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7617","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."}