Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-42855

Description

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to silently persist an Apple ID on an erased device.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipados2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.1
- (no CPE)range: = 17.1
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <17.1
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: = 17.1
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213982nvd

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