CVE-2023-41060

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-41060

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41060

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41060

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
macos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

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