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CVE-2016-1842

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

MapKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and watchOS before 2.2.1 does not use HTTPS for shared links, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for HTTP traffic.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 9.3.1
• macOS: through 10.11.4
• Apple watchOS: through 2.2

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
• https://support.apple.com/HT206566
• https://support.apple.com/HT206567
• https://support.apple.com/HT206568
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
• https://support.apple.com/HT206566

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