CVE-2016-1797

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CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

2%p75

Published

May 20, 2016 (May 20, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to bypass intended FontValidator sandbox-policy restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Vendors: apple
Products: mac os x
Weakness: CWE-284
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.7%)

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