CVE-2023-41990: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor: Apple
Product: Multiple Products
Added to the catalog: 2024-01-08
Due date for US federal agencies: 2024-01-29
Catalog version: 2026.10.30

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for code execution when processing a font file.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

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NVD analysis

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-09-12T00:15:09.463
Last modified: 2026-06-17T06:23:12.903
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

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.

Metric	Score	Severity	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	[email protected] (Primary)
CVSS 3.1	7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

References

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)

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CVE record

Assigner: apple
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2023-09-11T23:29:26.660Z
Updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:38.586Z
Problem types: 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.

References

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Sources and licences

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2023-41990: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-786a5323d803, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2023-41990 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T06:23:12.903.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-21T23:05:38.586Z.

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