CVE-2015-5838: Apple iPhone OS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

SpringBoard in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly restrict access to privileged API calls, which allows attackers to spoof the dialog windows of an arbitrary app via a crafted app.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 8.4.1

Published 2015-09-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.