CVE-2023-41061 on CISA KEV

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213905
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213907
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213907
• support.apple.com — https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213905
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/5
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/4

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified
Apple	watchOS	unspecified

06Detection

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