Exploitation Summary
CVE-2023-41061 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added September 11, 2023.
Description
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/5
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213907
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213905
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41061
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0114
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
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
active
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2023-09-11
VulnCheck KEV
2023-09-07
InTheWild.io
2023-09-07
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2023-45582
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (3)
apple/ipados
< 16.6.1
apple/iphone_os
< 16.6.1
apple/watchos
< 9.6.2
Published
Sep 07, 2023
KEV Added
Sep 11, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026