Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-7651

Description

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 Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.1.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.2.2

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94851nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207422nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207487nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429nvd

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