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CVE-2023-23536

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.4; from 16.0 before 16.4 — fixed in 15.7.4, 16.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.4 — fixed in 15.7.4
• Apple macOS: before 13.3 — fixed in 13.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.4, 16.4; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.4; Apple macOS 13.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676

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