A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.
Published 2023-09-21 19:15:11
Updated 2024-06-21 16:15:46
Source Apple Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2023-41991

CVE-2023-41991 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:
Apple Multiple Products Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA description:
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an improper certificate validation vulnerability that can allow a malicious app to bypass signature validation.
Notes:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41991
Added on 2023-09-25 Action due date 2023-10-16

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-41991

1.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 87 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-41991

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1.8
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2023-41991

References for CVE-2023-41991

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