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CVE-2023-41061

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2023‑09‑11. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile91st4.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2023-09-11, due 2023-10-02
No public exploit knownFix3 products3 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < 16.6Upgrade to: 16.6Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple watchOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < 9.6Upgrade to: 9.6Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple IpadosAffected: < 16.6.1Upgrade to: 16.6.1Stated by: NVD

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS91st
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2023-09-11.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2023-10-02.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

4.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 91st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Attention now

Sustained.

Lifecycle

6 events over 777 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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