Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.2 Mail Drafts state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Mail Drafts. This manipulation causes state issue. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23498. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Mail Drafts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was released 01/23/2023 as HT213606 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-23498. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email when forwarding an email from an Exchange account

Upgrading to version 16.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27598). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.3

Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
01/23/2023 +11 days 🔍
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01/24/2023 +1 days 🔍
10/08/2025 +988 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213606
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219211
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2023 10:58
Updated: 10/08/2025 23:13
Changes: 01/24/2023 10:58 (7), 01/24/2023 10:59 (11), 01/24/2023 11:02 (28), 02/18/2023 15:47 (1), 10/08/2025 23:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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