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CVE-2016-1731

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Apple Software Update before 2.2 on Windows does not use HTTPS, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof updates by modifying the client-server data stream.

Affected products

• Apple Software Update: through 2.1.3.127

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84283
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035256
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206091
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84283
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035256
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT206091

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