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TI-2010-00038 Aliases CVE-2010-0038GHSA-xg7c-hpj9-r697

Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1…

Priority LOW 21CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Recovery Mode in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 3.1.2, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2, allows physically proximate attackers to bypass device locking, and read or modify arbitrary data, via a USB control message that triggers memory corruption.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0036 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 50

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg7c-hpj9-r697

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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