CVE-2023-41990 Apple Multiple Products Code Execution

What is CVE-2023-41990?

CVE-2023-41990 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41990?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 29 Jan 2024.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-41990 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-41990 in the wild since at least 8 Jan 2024.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

• CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write Exploited Critical 9.8

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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