CVE-2016-1774 — The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions

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The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions

Published Mar 24, 2016

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.67%

Description

The Time Machine server in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 5.1 does not notify the user about ignored permissions during a backup, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by reading backup data that lacks intended restrictions.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.67% 0.01667

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01667

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.67% (0.01667)	75.90th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.67% (0.01667)	73.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.36% (0.00361)	56.10th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.34% (0.00340)	72.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.34% (0.00340)	70.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.34% (0.00340)	66.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-284

References (4)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00006.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85054
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035342
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT206173
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00006.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85054		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035342		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT206173		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Mar 24, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 13, 2016

Link CVE-2016-1774

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-1774

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-1774