CVE-2023-41990
Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple tvOS, Apple macOS
Published 12 Sept 2023 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jan 2024, with a remediation deadline of 29 Jan 2024 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 · Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 · Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 · US Government Resource