High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4594

Description

The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows attackers to access the process list via a crafted app that makes an API call.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.3.3
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.11.6
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.2.2
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.2.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91834nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206902nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206904nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206905nvdVendor Advisory

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