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CVE-2023-42824Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
7.8 HIGHEPSS 0.97%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Oct 26, 2023
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2023-42824
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- apple
- Published
- Oct 4, 2023
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 06:24 UTC
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
AppleiOS and iPadOS1 version range
- before 16.7