Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2023· Updated Oct 21, 2025

CVE-2023-28206

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Affected products

Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple/iOS and iPadOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213724mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213725mitre

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