CVE-2016-4657

Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 24 May 2022
  • A public exploit reference is listed

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.

Key facts

Published
25 Aug 2016
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
apple
KEV added
24 May 2022
KEV fix due
14 Jun 2022
EPSS
66.788% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.304% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 25 Aug 2016 Published
  2. 24 May 2022 CVE-2016-4657 added to CISA KEV
  3. 24 May 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References