CVE-2016-7626
It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted certificate profile.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Profiles" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted certificate profile.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.42% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 5.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207422Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207425Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207487Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40906/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94852Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207422Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207425Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207487Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40906/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.