CVE-2016-1763

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3 does not ensure that an auto-fill action applies to the intended message thread, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by providing a crafted sms: URL and reading a thread.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 9.2.1

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

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