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CVE-2012-3740

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Passcode Lock implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly manage the lock state, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended passcode requirement via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 5.1.1; 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+33)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503

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