CVE-2016-1779: Apple iPhone OS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain physical-location data via a crafted geolocation request.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 9.2.1
• Apple Safari: up to and including 9.0.3

Published 2016-03-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.