CVE-2016-4698

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.

• CWE-20

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
• https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
• https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 25, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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