{
  "id": "CVE-2023-28206",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2023-28206",
  "published": "2023-04-10T19:15:07.273Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T05:47:06.300Z",
  "score": 8.6,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.23215,
  "epss_percentile": 0.97718,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-04-10",
    "due": "2023-05-01",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS IOSurfaceAccelerator Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28206"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apple"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Apple iOS and iPadOS",
    "Apple macOS"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-787"
  ],
  "description": "An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.6,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213724",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213725",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28206",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28206",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}