HIGH
Captive Network Assistant in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles a custom URL scheme, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors
Published May 20, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.74%
Description
Captive Network Assistant in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles a custom URL scheme, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.74% 0.03744
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03744
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03744) | 89.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03744) | 88.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 78.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 83.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 83.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00912) | 82.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00912) | 80.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03794) | 85.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03794) | 84.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03794) | 68.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.36% (0.03362) | 65.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206567 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published May 20, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 13, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1800
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a