Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.x type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-41060. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.x (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

The weakness was shared 01/11/2024. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41060 since 08/22/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/21/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-45581). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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 🔍
06/21/2025 +526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250389
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:24
Updated: 06/21/2025 00:45
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:24 (41), 01/30/2024 09:32 (11), 06/20/2025 20:03 (16), 06/21/2025 00:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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