High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 4, 2023

CVE-2023-42824The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 3:50 PM ET)

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It affects Apple iOS and iPadOS and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 5, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 26, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 5, 2023; federal remediation due Oct 26, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.97% (percentile 62)
Assigned by: apple
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Nov 4, 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 16.7	CNA record
apple ipados apple:ipados	before 16.7.1; from 17.0 before 17.0.3	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 16.7.1; from 17.0 before 17.0.3	NVD

References

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972	vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824	us-government-resource

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