CVE-2016-4657

8.8

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted...

Exploited in the wild Remote Low complexity

Vendor: Apple
Product: iOS
Published: Aug 25, 2016
EPSS: —

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

ios cisa metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-05-24 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	May 24, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/apple_ios/browser/webkit_trident.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

webkit_trident

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2016-4657

Mimoja/CVE-2016-4657-NintendoSwitch

github · Created 2017-03-13 13:08:17 UTC · 3 stars

CVE-2016-4657 for NintendoSwitch rwx

Vulnerability detail