cve-2023-41991
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-21 18:23
Modified
2024-08-02 19:16
Severity ?
Summary
A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.6
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-09-25

Due date: 2023-10-16

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41991

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