Skip to main content
CVE-2023-35990VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-35990: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to identify what other apps a user has installed

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 16.7 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 16.7

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to 16.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <16.7
Fixed in
  • 16.7

AI-suggested

Users and administrators should update affected Apple devices to iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, or later versions to apply the official fix. No additional mitigation is required as the issue is resolved in these updates.

Description

CVE-2023-35990 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an app to identify other apps installed on a user's device. This issue was addressed by Apple through improved checks and is fixed in iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma 14.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…