CVE-2023-41990

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2023-41990
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.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

23 Oct 2025, 18:49

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 - US Government Resource

21 Oct 2025, 23:16

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:20

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41990 -

29 Nov 2024, 14:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 - Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

16 Feb 2024, 18:45

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-09-12 00:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 18:49

NVD link : CVE-2023-41990

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41990

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41990

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Products Affected

apple

  • tvos
  • ipados
  • macos
  • watchos
  • iphone_os
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo