{"id":"CVE-2016-7629","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7629","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:46:05.865Z","title":"It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the \"kext tools\" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.","published":"2017-02-20T08:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:23.000Z","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/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.0133,"percentile":0.70897,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.02387,"percentile":0.83057},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.0133,"percentile":0.69816}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"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":"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"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7629","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."}