Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7601

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Local Authentication" component, which does not honor the configured screen-lock time interval if the Touch ID prompt is visible.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-7601: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7601?
CVE-2016-7601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7601?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.