CVE-2023-41990: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Apple: iOS and iPadOSApple: macOSApple: tvOSApple: watchOS
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)