CVE-2023-35990

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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: 2023-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 16.7 — fixed in 16.7
Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7 — fixed in 16.7
Apple macOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0
Apple watchOS: before 10.0 — fixed in 10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7; Apple Iphone Os 16.7; Apple macOS 14.0; Apple watchOS 10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9

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