CVE-2023-41060

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-843

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 17.0 — fixed in 17.0
Apple Iphone Os: before 17.0 — fixed in 17.0
Apple macOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.0; Apple Iphone Os 17.0; Apple macOS 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

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