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title: "CVE-2023-41990: Apple iOS and iPadOS vulnerability | CubePath"
description: "The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big…"
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source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41990
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# CVE-2023-41990: Apple iOS and iPadOS vulnerability | CubePath

## Description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3\. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apple. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41990)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.01388 (1.4% probability)

Percentile

72.5%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Jan 8, 2024

Federal due date

Jan 29, 2024

### CISA assessment as of Jan 5, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Apple iOS and iPadOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 16.3
- Apple tvOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 16.3
- Apple iOS and iPadOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 15.7
- Apple macOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 11.7
- Apple macOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 13.2
- Apple macOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 12.6
- Apple watchOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 9.3

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 6, 2023
2. Record published Sep 11, 2023
3. Added to CISA KEV Jan 8, 2024
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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