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CVE-2023-27930

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ipadosNVD
Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-27930derived from NVD
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-27930derived from NVD
macosNVD
Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.4Fixed in:13.4CVE-2023-27930derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-27930derived from NVD
watchosNVD
Affected:< 9.5Fixed in:9.5CVE-2023-27930derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days
38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-8291High7.897%KEVFix
CVE-2019-0752High7.582%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2017-0037High8.180%KEV-
CVE-2016-7201High8.880%KEV-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.