CVE-2016-2268
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in...
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2016-2268- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2016-2268- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3352 No score
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3352- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqp7-mpjg-72pw
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in...
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-mqp7-mpjg-72pw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2268 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Dell Secureworks, published February 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
itunes.apple.com/us/app/dell-secureworks/id533072046
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135617/Dell-SecureWorks-iOS-Certificate-Validation-Failure.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537445/100/0/threaded
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/27
info-sec.ca/advisories/Dell-SecureWorks.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2268
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqp7-mpjg-72pw