CVE-2023-41064

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 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploitation

CISA KEV

Exploit prediction

EPSS 53%

SSVC

Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score53.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 53.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in ImageIO when processing a maliciously crafted image, which may lead to code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2023-41061.

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/en-us/HT213906

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41064

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.6.9, macOS Ventura 13.5.2, iOS 15.7.9 and iPadOS 15.7.9, macOS Big Sur 11.7.10. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to 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 < 15.7v < 15.7.9v < 16.616.0 ≤ v < 16.6.1

Affected range stops below 15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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 < 15.7.916.0 ≤ v < 16.6.1

Affected range stops below 15.7.9, 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

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.7v < 12.6v < 13.511.0 ≤ v < 11.7.1012.0 ≤ v < 12.6.913.0 ≤ v < 13.5.2

Affected range stops below 11.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.7.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.6.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.5.2, 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 (9)

Mailing List

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/21/4

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213906

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213913

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213914

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213915

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213913

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213915

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

CWE-120

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