CVE-2016-4742: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.11.6

Published 2016-09-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.