Messages
- Known vulnerabilities
- 0
- Still open
- 0
- KEV open
- 0
- Max CVSS (historical)
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Cumulative exposure
Low
Aggregates open CVEs (40%) + KEV (30%) + critical shared permissions (15%) + trackers (10%) + OS EOL (5%). Higher score = more exposed.
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Open CVEs +0/+50
0 open CVEs, max CVSS 0.0, EPSS 0%
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Active KEVs +0/+35
0 CISA KEVs still open
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Permissions +0/+10
0 critical shared permission(s)
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Trackers +0/+8
0 identification/profiling tracker(s)
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EOL OS +0/+5
Installed OS is end-of-life
Based on permissions only: no CVE data referenced for this app.
Known vulnerabilities (CVE)
No CVE is currently referenced in NVD for this app on its platform.
The absence of CVEs is not a security guarantee — it can also mean nobody has audited or published findings.
Context
Context
Description
Stay connected to the people and conversations that matter most. Send unlimited texts, photos, videos, documents, and more to any iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, or visionOS device with iMessage, or use it to send RCS, SMS, and MMS messages. Features • Send texts, photos, videos, audio messages, documents, stickers, Memoji, polls, and more to contacts using their phone number or Apple Account. • Send Messages via satellite* to stay connected with friends and family even when you are without cellular or Wi-Fi connection. • Automatically translate incoming texts, including group messages.* • On-device spam detection filters out spam from your conversations list. • Opt-in to screen messages from unknown numbers. • Tapback with any emoji or sticker for a quick reply to express what you think about a message. • Add effects to your messages like animated text effects, full-screen effects, and bubble effects to bring your conversations to life. • Schedule a message to send at a specified time with Send Later. • Your name and photo, or even Memoji, can be shared with your friends. • Edit any message for up to 15 minutes after sending it.
Data collected and shared
Source: App Store · App Privacy · 7 data item(s) declared
Indicative classification based on data sensitivity. "Shared" = transmitted to third parties (publisher-declared).
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FAQ: Messages
Why are no CVEs listed for Messages?
No CVE is currently referenced in NVD for Messages (com.apple.MobileSMS) with a iOS CPE configuration. Either none has been publicly disclosed, or none has been mapped yet. Absence of a CVE is not a security guarantee.
What is the latest known version of Messages?
The most recent version of Messages (com.apple.MobileSMS) tracked by Appaloosa Scout is 3.0, published by Apple Distribution International.