CVE-2023-41991
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CVE-2023-41991 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 4.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Ipados | 17.0 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | 17.0 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.6 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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