CVE-2016-1729 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1729?

CVE-2016-1729 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OSA Scripts in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows attackers to load arbitrary script libraries via a quarantined application.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2016-1729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xf8g-7mqh-5x4q.