CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7661

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products related to the 'Power Management' component. iOS before 10.2 and macOS before 10.12.2 are affected, allowing local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access by local users, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update iOS to version 10.2 and macOS to version 10.12.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS