CVE-2016-4741
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software...
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.
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
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.
- Record
CVE-2016-4741- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.
- Record
CVE-2016-4741- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5726 No score
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5726- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m76v-c6vg-3px3
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software...
The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.
- Record
GHSA-m76v-c6vg-3px3- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-2016-4741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) 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 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.