CVE-2023-42855

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to silently persist an Apple ID on an erased device.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 -

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42855

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42855

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipad_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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