Is CVE-2023-27941 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-27941 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-27941?

CVE-2023-27941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-27941?

CVE-2023-27941 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27941?

Upgrade ipados to 15.7.4 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-27941

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

CWE-1284

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.7.4Fixed in:15.7.4CVE-2023-27941derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.7.4Fixed in:15.7.4CVE-2023-27941derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 13.3Fixed in:13.3CVE-2023-27941derived 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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

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CVE-2022-20699	Critical	10.0	72%	KEV	-
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CVE-2022-31629	Medium	6.5	49%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-9316	Unscored	-	37%	-	-
CVE-2022-36620	High	7.5	23%	-	-
CVE-2008-1440	High	7.1	23%	-	-

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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 2025-01-29.