CVE-2016-4655
Published 2016-08-25 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2016-4655 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Apple iOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 24, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 14, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 96 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 96 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory via a crafted app.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — iOS
Name: Apple iOS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-05-24 · Due: 2022-06-14
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92651
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92965
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694
- https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/
- https://support.apple.com/HT207107
- https://support.apple.com/HT207145

