High severity · published May 8, 2023
CVE-2023-27969
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13.3 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.7.4; 16.0 before 16.4 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 16.4; before 15.7 · source: vendor
TV
tvOS · Apple
before 16.4 · source: vendor, NVD
WA
watchOS · Apple
before 9.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27969
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27969
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678
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