Is CVE-2016-4679 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-4679 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-4679?

CVE-2016-4679 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-4679?

CVE-2016-4679 has an EPSS score of 2.17% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4679?

Upgrade iphone os to 10.1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4679

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive containing a symlink.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 10.1Fixed in:10.1CVE-2016-4679derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.12.1Fixed in:10.12.1CVE-2016-4679derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 10.0.1Fixed in:10.0.1CVE-2016-4679derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 3.1Fixed in:3.1CVE-2016-4679derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2022-30333	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21300	High	8.0	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32610	High	7.1	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36193	High	7.5	71%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-40028	Medium	4.9	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0787	High	7.8	43%	KEV + Ransom	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.