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CVE-2023-41984VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-41984: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
High

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

EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

AI-suggested

Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Sonoma 14, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10. Users and administrators should apply these updates to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2023-41984 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved memory handling and fixed in multiple Apple operating system versions including iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Sonoma 14, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.

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