CVE-2016-7651: Apple iPhone OS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. 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. watchOS before 3.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Accounts" component, which allows local users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by leveraging the mishandling of an app uninstall.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: up to and including 10.1.1
• Apple watchOS: up to and including 2.2.2

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