CVE-2023-42824
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 1.3% (69th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added October 5, 2023
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2023-47245)
- Published
- October 4, 2023
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on October 5, 2023; federal remediation due October 26, 2023.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-47245 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on November 4, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / ipados
- apple / iphone os
Certified products that may be affected
11 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Apple iPadOS 17: iPad - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11447-2025 - active
- Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on iPhone 14 Pro with A16 Bionic running iOS 16.4.1Version iOS 16.4.1 (build 20E252) ( ANSSI-CC-2023/59) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2023/59 - active
- Strong Customer Authentication for Apple Pay on iPhone SE (3rd generation) with A15 Bionic running iOS 16.4.1iOS 16.4.1 (build 20E252) (ANSSI-CC-2023/58) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2023/58 - active
- Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay sur iPhone SE (2nde génération) avec A13 Bionic exécutant iOS 15.4.1 (Version 15.4.1 (build 19E258)) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2023/15 - active
- Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay sur iPhone 13 avec A15 Bionic exécutant iOS 15.4.1 Version 15.4.1 (build 19E258) - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2023/18 - active
See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972(Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-42824(US Government Resource)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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