7.8High KEV

CVE-2023-41990Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple iOS and iPadOS; Apple tvOS; Apple macOS; Apple watchOS Published: 2023-09-12 02:29 (3 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 08.01.2024. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 29.01.2024.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41990

Description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified – < 16.3
apple	ipados	< 15.7.8
apple	iphone os	< 15.7.8
Apple	macOS	unspecified – < 11.7
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – < 16.3
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – < 9.3

References and patches

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 US Government Resource

CPE matches (NVD) (9)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 15.7.8
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.0 < 16.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 15.7.8
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.0 < 16.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 11.7.9
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.0.0 < 12.6.8
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0 < 13.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 16.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 9.3

CVSS score

7.8High

Source: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

All scores (3)

CISA-ADP	CVSS 3.1	7.8High
nvd	CVSS 3.1	7.8High
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	CVSS 3.1	7.8High

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

1.39%

higher than 72% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Timeline

ID reserved2023-09-06
Published2023-09-12 02:29
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:31
Added to KEV2024-01-08
Last updated2026-06-17 09:23

Assigned by (CNA): apple
NVD status: Analyzed

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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