Is CVE-2023-41968 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41968 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41968?

CVE-2023-41968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41968?

CVE-2023-41968 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41968?

Upgrade ipados to 17.0 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41968

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 17.0Fixed in:17.0CVE-2023-41968derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 17.0Fixed in:17.0CVE-2023-41968derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.6Fixed in:13.6CVE-2023-41968derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 17.0Fixed in:17.0CVE-2023-41968derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.0Fixed in:10.0CVE-2023-41968derived 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

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Other references10

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CVE-2021-21300	High	8.0	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32610	High	7.1	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36193	High	7.5	71%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-40028	Medium	4.9	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0787	High	7.8	43%	KEV + Ransom	-

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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 2025-11-04.