CVE-2009-1679: Apple iPhone OS

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Profiles component in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1, when installing a configuration profile, can replace the password policy from Exchange ActiveSync with a weaker password policy, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the intended policy.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: version 1.0.0 only; version 1.0.1 only; version 1.0.2 only; version 1.1.0 only; version 1.1.1 only; version 1.1.2 only; …
• Apple Ipod Touch

Published 2009-06-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.