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CVE-2023-42824
Apple iOS and iPadOS
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0109 64.5 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
iOS and iPadOS unspecified – —
TIMELINE
Sep 14 Reserved by apple
Oct 4 Published (CNA: apple)
Oct 5 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-26
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 14, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by apple |
| October 4, 2023 | Published | Published (CNA: apple) |
| October 5, 2023 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-26 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | — | unspecified | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-42824 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.