CVE-2016-1766

7.5 HIGH
Published: March 24, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The Profiles component in Apple iOS before 9.3 does not properly validate certificates, which allows attackers to spoof an MDM profile trust relationship via unspecified vectors.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Source: product-security@apple.com
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314
Source: product-security@apple.com
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Source: product-security@apple.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple