CVE-2023-28181

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 13.3
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 16.4
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 15.7
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 12.6
ApplewatchOS>= unspecified, < 9.4
AppletvOS>= unspecified, < 16.4
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 11.7

References

Timeline

Published
May 8, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-28181: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix