CVE-2023-41990
Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2023-41990 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 8, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by January 29, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 95 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 95 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — Multiple Products
Name: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-01-08 · Due: 2024-01-29
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- 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://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599

