CVE-2023-41061

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-11. Federal remediation due 2023-10-02.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

3.13% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 86.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-09-07 17:30Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:05Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-08-22

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

a92ef79c8b619a08a2c68bcc2948b53023a3ffb85f3bf10d18dd39c9bfe07a37

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213907
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213905
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/5
• seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/4
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41061government-resource