HIGH
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
Published Mar 24, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.01%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.01% 0.01011
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01011
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01011) | 61.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01011) | 58.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 50.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 92.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 92.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00864) | 82.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 77.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 75.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 70.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 61.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206166 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Mar 24, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 13, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1766
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a