CVE-2016-1766
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.01% probability · 63th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.