Vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados

CVE-2023-41968

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41968?
CVE-2023-41968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ios And Ipados, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-41968?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-41968 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.