CVE-2011-1516

Exp

The kSBXProfileNoNetwork and kSBXProfileNoInternet sandbox profiles in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x through 10.7.x do not propagate restrictions to all created processes, which allows remote attackers to access network resources via a crafted application, as demonstrated by use of osascript to send Apple events to the launchd daemon, a related issue to CVE-2008-7303.

Published: 2011-11-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1516 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.65%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-1516

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18853 exploit_db edb 2012-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1516

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.30% 3.65% -1.65%
2 2026-05-14 3.49% 5.30% +1.81%
3 2026-03-04 — 3.49% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1516

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1516

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1516

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.5.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1516

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