CVE-2023-42824: Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Added to the catalog
- 2023-10-05
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2023-10-26
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Apple iOS and iPadOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
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
Read on 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z under licence cisa-kev-cc0@b0067899 from https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-10-04T19:15:10.490
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17T06:24:36.060
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
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.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972 (Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- apple
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2023-10-04T18:02:20.884Z
- Updated
- 2025-11-04T19:22:01.229Z
- Problem types
- 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.
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.
References
Read on 2026-11-03T02:04:38.364Z under licence cve-terms-of-use@81bfa2f3 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42824.json
Sources and licences
CISA
Source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30, CC0 1.0. Use of this data does not imply endorsement by CISA or DHS.
National Vulnerability Database (NIST)
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CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation
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Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2023-42824: Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-af8802e0aa25, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2023-42824 (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 2026-06-17T06:24:36.060.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-11-04T19:22:01.229Z.
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