CVE-2023-23541

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-922

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to access information about a user’s contacts.

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; from 16.0 before 16.4 — fixed in 15.7.4, 16.4

How to fix

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

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676

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