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CVE-2023-41988

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Apple Iphone Os: from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.1 — fixed in 14.1
• Apple watchOS: before 10.1 — fixed in 10.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 17.1; Apple macOS 14.1; Apple watchOS 10.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25

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