High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-7626

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Profiles" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted certificate profile.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.2
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.1.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40906/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94852nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207422nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207425nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207487nvdVendor Advisory

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