CVE-2016-1788

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-310

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1788: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix