High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-27959

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: >=16.0 <16.4
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: >=16.0 <16.4
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676nvdVendor Advisory

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