Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
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
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (5)
apple/ipados
< 15.7.8
apple/iphone_os
< 15.7.8
apple/macos
11.0 - 11.7.9
apple/tvos
< 16.6
apple/watchos
< 9.6
Published
Jul 27, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026