Vulnerability · CVE-2010-1775
Race condition in Passcode Lock in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements, and…
Published Jun 22, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iphone os
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-1775. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low1.9
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.26%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os
Race condition in Passcode Lock in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements, and pair a locked device with a computer and access arbitrary data, via vectors involving the initial boot.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apple/iphone os1.0.0
- cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
- cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.0
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
- cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
- cpe apple/iphone os2.0.0
- cpe apple/iphone os<= 3.2
How to fix CVE-2010-1775
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-1775. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Apple iphone os is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-362: Race Condition. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 22, 2010 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
Race condition in Passcode Lock in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements, and pair a locked device with a computer and access arbitrary data, via vectors involving the initial boot.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
Race condition in Passcode Lock in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements, and pair a locked device with a computer and access arbitrary data, via vectors involving the initial boot.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-1775
Race condition in Passcode Lock in Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended passcode requirements, and pair a locked device with a computer and access arbitrary data, via vectors involving the initial boot.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-1775
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-1775
30-day exploitation probability 0.26%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.