WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.3 and Apple Safari before 6.2.5, 7.x before 7.1.5, and 8.x before 8.0.5, does not properly handle the userinfo field in FTP URLs, which allows remote attackers to trigger incorrect resource access via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1126 is rated Moderate Risk (54.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.45%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-05-25 | 62.21% | 65.45% | +3.23% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 62.56% | 62.21% | -0.35% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 62.56% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
suse
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medium | CVE-2015-1126 severity moderate: SUSE including 6 source package names (libjavascriptcoregtk-1_0-0, libjavascriptcoregtk-1_0-0-32bit, libwebkitgtk-1_0-0, libwebkitgtk-1_0-0-32bit, libwebkitgtk2-lang, webkitgtk), 6 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5): Known Not Affected 6. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1126/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-1126 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit, webkitgtk), 36 status rows across 9 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): ignored 18, DNE 14, needs-triage 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1126 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | iphone_os | <= 8.2 | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | <= 6.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 7.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 8.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 8.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 8.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 8.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apple | safari | 8.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00000.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032047 | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT204658 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT204661 | Vendor Advisory |