CVE-2023-41990
Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 29 January 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 January 2024 · due 29 January 2024
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.4% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
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
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.