Is CVE-2023-41980 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41980 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41980?

CVE-2023-41980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41980?

CVE-2023-41980 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41980?

Upgrade ipados to 17.0 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41980

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 17.0Fixed in:17.0CVE-2023-41980derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 17.0Fixed in:17.0CVE-2023-41980derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 14.0Fixed in:14.0CVE-2023-41980derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references2

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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.