Is CVE-2016-4693 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-4693 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-4693?

CVE-2016-4693 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-4693?

CVE-2016-4693 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-4693?

No published fix for CVE-2016-4693 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4693

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the 3DES cipher.

CWE-326

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

securitytracker.com

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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.