Exploitation Summary
CVE-2023-23514 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
63.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2023-02-13
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (3)
apple/ipados
< 16.3.1
apple/iphone_os
< 16.3.1
apple/macos
13.0 - 13.2.1
Published
Feb 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026