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CVE-2023-42824

Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.00965
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

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

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Affected Products & Versions

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apple ipados< 16.7.1
apple ipados>= 17.0 and < 17.0.3
apple iphone os< 16.7.1
apple iphone os>= 17.0 and < 17.0.3
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Oct 2023 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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cisaKEV-CVE-2023-42824
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824US Government Resource
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