CVE-2016-4781: Apple iPhone OS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "SpringBoard" component, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the passcode attempt counter and unlock a device via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 10.1.1

Published 2017-02-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.