CVE-2023-27970

HIGH

iPadOS < 16.4 - Out-of-bounds Write to Kernel Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.5%
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

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
apple/ipados < 16.4
apple/iphone_os < 16.4
Published May 08, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026