CVE-2023-41060
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 10, 2024 at 10:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:20 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 17
Affected range stops below 17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 17.0
Affected range stops below 17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-843
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