CVE-2023-42824
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-04 18:02
Modified
2025-02-03 13:59
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 16.7
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-10-05

Due date: 2023-10-26

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42824

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