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TI-2016-08553 Aliases CVE-2016-10511GHSA-4j5w-436p-3969

The Twitter iOS client versions 6.62 and 6.62.1 fail to validate Twitter's server…

Priority LOW 28CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

The Twitter iOS client versions 6.62 and 6.62.1 fail to validate Twitter's server certificates for the /1.1/help/settings.json configuration endpoint, permitting man-in-the-middle attackers the ability to view an application-only OAuth client token and potentially enable unreleased Twitter iOS app features.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00822 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:twitter:twitter:6.62:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*6.62VulnerableTwitter
cpe:2.3:a:twitter:twitter:6.62.1:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*6.62.1VulnerableTwitter
  • cpe:2.3:a:twitter:twitter:6.62:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 6.62 Vulnerable ·Twitter
  • cpe:2.3:a:twitter:twitter:6.62.1:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions 6.62.1 Vulnerable ·Twitter

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10511
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j5w-436p-3969

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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