High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-4698
CVE-2016-4698
Description
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT207143nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT207170nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858nvd
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