CVE-2023-27959

2023-05-0800:00:00

apple

www.cve.org

security fix

kernel privilege escalation

arbitrary code execution

AI Score

7.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

22.9%

JSON

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "iOS and iPadOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "16.4",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676