CVE-2023-42824

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972 -

23 Oct 2025, 18:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824 - 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-2023-42824 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}~~

21 Oct 2025, 19:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824 -

Information

Published : 2023-10-04 19:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42824

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42824

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42824

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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