CVE-2023-41069 — This issue was addressed by improving Face ID anti-spoofing models

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID anti-spoofing models. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID.

01What is this vulnerability?

This issue was addressed by improving Face ID anti-spoofing models. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. A 3D model constructed to look like the enrolled user may authenticate via Face ID.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-01-10 (2y 8m ago)
• Last modified: 2026-06-17

09References

No additional references available in the KB record.