CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-4742

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2016-09-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-09-25
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

NSSecureTextField in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not enable Secure Input, which allows attackers to discover credentials via a crafted app.

Affected configurations

• apple mac os x (<= 10.11.6)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References