Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1851

Description

The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.4
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory

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