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CVE-2023-42824

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-10-04 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple iOS and iPadOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.

Added to KEV
2023-10-05
Remediation due
2023-10-26
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42824
Status
Analyzed
Published
2023-10-04
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 16.7.1) • apple ipados (>= 17.0 < 17.0.3) • apple iphone os (< 16.7.1) • apple iphone os (>= 17.0 < 17.0.3)

References