High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Sep 7, 2023

CVE-2023-41061A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 9:10 PM ET)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Sep 11, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 2, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Sep 11, 2023; federal remediation due Oct 2, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 4.41% (percentile 91)
Assigned by: apple
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name)	from unspecified before 16.6	CNA record
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name)	from unspecified before 9.6	CNA record
apple ipados apple:ipados	before 16.6.1	CISA ADP
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 16.6.1	CISA ADP
apple watchos apple:watchos	before 9.6.2	CISA ADP
apple ipados apple:ipados	before 16.6.1	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 16.6.1	NVD
apple watchos apple:watchos	before 9.6.2	NVD

References

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213907	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213905	vendor-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/5	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/4	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41061	us-government-resource

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