CVE-2023-41990

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2024-01-08

Actively exploited. CVE-2023-41990 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-01-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for code execution when processing a font file.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Apple Remote code execution

What: An unspecified vulnerability allows for code execution when processing a font file.
Who is affected: Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices.
Urgency: Urgent remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is critical and being exploited.
Action: Update all Apple devices to the latest software version.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 63% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2023-41990: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-01-08

External references

NVD record for CVE-2023-41990

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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