Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2023-41990 · Published 12/09/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 08/01/2024. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Multiple Products Apple	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

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
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2023-41990

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