MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
Published Feb 20, 2017
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "OpenPAM" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging mishandling of failed PAM authentication by a sandboxed app.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00351
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00351
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 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 26.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 26.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 31.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 31.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT207423 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207423 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Feb 20, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7600
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a