CVE-2023-41064
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS ImageIO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 53% (percentile: 99) as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-120
Affected products
apple: ipados; apple: iphone os; apple: macos
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213906 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213913 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213914 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213915 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213906 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213913 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213914 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213915 Release NotesVendor Advisory