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CVE-2023-41990

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published9/12/2023

Last Modified10/23/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorApple

ProductMultiple Products

Vulnerability NameApple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2024-01-08

Remediation Due Date2024-01-29

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

apple:ipadosapple:iphone_osapple:macosapple:tvosapple:watchos

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845(product-security@apple.com)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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