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CVE-2016-1849

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.0)
• 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: 2016-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The "Clear History and Website Data" feature in Apple Safari before 9.1.1, as used in iOS before 9.3.2 and other products, mishandles the deletion of browsing history, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging read access to a Safari directory.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 9.3.1
• Apple Safari: through 9.1

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888
• https://support.apple.com/HT206565
• 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/msg00005.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888
• https://support.apple.com/HT206565
• https://support.apple.com/HT206568

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