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CVE-2023-28206

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  C  H  H  H    8.6   .2321   97.7   YES
AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
TIMELINE
  Mar 13  Reserved by apple
  Apr 10  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-05-01
  Apr 10  Published (CNA: apple)
CWE-787 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · KEV due May 1, 2023

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
March 13, 2023ReservedReserved by apple
April 10, 2023KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-05-01
April 10, 2023PublishedPublished (CNA: apple)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 5 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
AppleiOS and iPadOS—unspecified—
ApplemacOS—unspecified—
ApplemacOS—unspecified—
ApplemacOS—unspecified—
AppleiOS and iPadOS—unspecified—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-28206 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-787

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-28206 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, October 7, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.