CVE-2023-42824
Apple iOS and iPadOS: Kernel Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2023-42824 in Apple iOS and iPadOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 5 October 2023
- US federal deadline
- 26 October 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.01Higher than 64% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 5 October 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: support.apple.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Apple iOS and iPadOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
CISA's 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.
The CVE record's description, from apple
- CVE published
- 4 October 2023
- Assigned by
- apple
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
iOS and iPadOS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-24200Incorrect Authorization | Apple iOS and iPadOS | Patch soon | 0.04 | ||
| CVE-2021-30983Buffer Overflow | Apple iOS and iPadOS | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2023-41974Use-After-Free | Apple iOS and iPadOS | Patch soon | 0.02 | ||
| CVE-2022-42827Out-of-Bounds Write | Apple iOS and iPadOS | Patch soon | 0.01 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org