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CVE-2016-4740

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4740 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting Apple iOS before version 10, specifically when Handoff for Messages is enabled. This flaw could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information by displaying messages before a proper sign-in has occurred, though the exact attack vectors are unspecified. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 2.9, indicating a low impact with local access and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage beyond a single article mentioning its patch in iOS 10.

Impacted Technologies

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

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

2.9LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.4
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
support.apple.com / HT207143
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92932
securitytracker.com / id/1036797