Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.x Face ID improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Face ID. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41069. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Face ID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID anti-spoofing models. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID.

The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2024 as HT213938. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-41069 since 08/22/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/17/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 17.0

Timelineinfo

08/22/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +142 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +523 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213938
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41069 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41069
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250382
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:09
Updated: 06/17/2025 19:01
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:09 (43), 01/30/2024 09:13 (11), 06/17/2025 19:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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