CVE-2016-4620
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to...
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to directory metadata for SMS draft directories, which allows attackers to discover text-message recipients via a crafted app.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to directory metadata for SMS draft directories, which allows attackers to discover text-message recipients via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4620- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to directory metadata for SMS draft directories, which allows attackers to discover text-message recipients via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-4620- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5606 No score
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to directory metadata for SMS draft directories, which allows attackers to discover text-message recipients via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5606- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jg9-q26r-4x67
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to...
The Sandbox Profiles component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly restrict access to directory metadata for SMS draft directories, which allows attackers to discover text-message recipients via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-6jg9-q26r-4x67- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2016-4620 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Iphone Os, published September 18, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.