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CVE-2023-41061

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: September 7, 2023 at 05:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:20 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOSwatchOS

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 4%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score4.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 4.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 91% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability due to a validation issue affecting Wallet in which a maliciously crafted attachment may result in code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2023-41064.

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware Use

Unknown

Added to KEV

Sep 11, 2023

Remediation Due

Oct 2, 2023

1126 days overdue

Notes

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41061

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 16.6v < 16.6.1

Affected range stops below 16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 16.6.1

Affected range stops below 16.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 9.6v < 9.6.2

Affected range stops below 9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/4

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/5

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213907

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213905

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907

US Government Resource

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41061

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-20

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