CVE-2023-42824

Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

Act

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El problema se solucionó con controles mejorados. Este problema se solucionó en iOS 16.7.1 y iPadOS 16.7.1. Un atacante local podría aumentar sus privilegios. Apple tiene conocimiento de un informe que indica que este problema puede haber sido explotado activamente en versiones de iOS anteriores a iOS 16.6.

iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3 addresses buffer overflow and code execution vulnerabilities.

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

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Act

Exploitation

Active

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-14 CVE Reserved
2023-10-04 CVE Published
2023-10-05 Exploited in Wild
2023-10-26 KEV Due Date
2025-02-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972	2023-10-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 16.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 16.7.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				>= 17.0 < 17.0.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " >= 17.0 < 17.0.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 16.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 16.7.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				>= 17.0 < 17.0.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " >= 17.0 < 17.0.3"		-		Affected