{"id":"CVE-2012-3741","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-3741","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:04:11.594Z","title":"The Restrictions (aka Parental Controls) implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly handle purchase attempts after a Disable Restrictions action, which allows local users to bypass an intended Apple ID authentication step via an app that…","description":"The Restrictions (aka Parental Controls) implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly handle purchase attempts after a Disable Restrictions action, which allows local users to bypass an intended Apple ID authentication step via an app that performs purchase transactions.","published":"2012-09-20T21:55:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:43:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":1.9,"severity":"LOW","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["apple/iphone os"],"epss":{"score":0.00343,"percentile":0.27593,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78721","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78721","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3741","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}