# CVE-2023-42824: Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-42824: Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-42824
Last updated: 2025-11-04T19:22:01Z

- Published: 2023-10-04 18:02 UTC · Updated: 2025-11-04 19:22 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.97%, 62th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-10-05, federal due date 2023-10-26, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

## CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: iOS and iPadOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42824)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42824)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-42824 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-42824.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2023-42824 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:04:06.849Z