Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 14, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-1731

Description

Apple Software Update before 2.2 on Windows does not use HTTPS, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof updates by modifying the client-server data stream.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT206091nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84283nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035256nvd

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