CVE-2015-1126

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.

Published: 2015-04-10 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1126

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1126

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1126

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1126

vendor priority summary link
suse 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 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1126

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