CVE-2023-41991

A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

23 Oct 2025, 18:49

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References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991 - US Government Resource

21 Oct 2025, 23:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}~~

21 Oct 2025, 19:20

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References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41991 -

Information

Published : 2023-09-21 19:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 18:49

NVD link : CVE-2023-41991

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41991

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41991

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos
iphone_os
ipados

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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