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CVE-2016-4729

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4729 is a memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit affecting Apple iOS before version 10 and Safari before version 10, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 9.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0273 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00007.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207143
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207157
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93053
securitytracker.com / id/1036854