CVE-2016-4690

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Published 2017-02-20 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
4.6
VIR risk
6.8

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Image Capture" component, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB HID device.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
67%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207422

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.