CVE-2014-1281: Apple iPhone OS

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

Photos Backend in Apple iOS before 7.1 does not properly manage the asset-library cache during deletions, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive photo data by launching the Photos app and looking under a transparent image.

Affected products

  • Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 7.0.6; version 7.0 only; version 7.0.1 only; version 7.0.2 only; version 7.0.3 only; version 7.0.4 only; …

Published 2014-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.