CVE-2023-41990The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 5 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 8, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Jan 29, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 8, 2024; federal remediation due Jan 29, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.39% (percentile 72)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.3 | CNA record |
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.3 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | from unspecified before 11.7 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | from unspecified before 9.3 | CNA record |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.3 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.3 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | before 11.7.9; from 12.0.0 before 12.6.8; from 13.0 before 13.2 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 16.3 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 9.3 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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