CVE-2023-35984VulnerabilityPublished 26 Sep 2023Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2023-35984: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An attacker in physical proximity can cause a limited out of bounds write

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated Medium by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Sep 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in the official releases of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma 14. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2023-35984 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an attacker in physical proximity can cause a limited out of bounds write. The issue has been addressed with improved checks and fixed in the latest major releases of Apple operating systems including iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.

Impact

An attacker in physical proximity could cause a limited out of bounds write, which may lead to memory corruption. The exact impact is limited and not further detailed in the available information. No evidence of active exploitation is known.

Summary

This vulnerability allows an attacker who is physically near the device to trigger a limited out of bounds write condition. The flaw was mitigated by Apple through improved validation checks. The fix is included in tvOS 17, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma 14. No public exploit code or in-the-wild exploitation has been reported.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 25 Oct 2026, 21:59 UTC

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