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CVE-2015-5906

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The HTML form implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not prevent QuickType access to the final character of a password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to discover a password by leveraging a later prediction containing that character.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 8.4.1

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212

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