CVE-2012-3741: Apple iPhone OS

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Restrictions (aka Parental Controls) implementation in Apple iOS before 6 does not properly handle purchase attempts after a Disable Restrictions action, which allows local users to bypass an intended Apple ID authentication step via an app that performs purchase transactions.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 5.1.1; 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; …

Published 2012-09-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.