Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-27949

High

Published: 08 May 2023

Published
08 May 2023
Modified
29 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0021 43.9th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-27949 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 43.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
ipados
≤ 15.7.4
apple
iphone os
≤ 15.7.4
apple
macos
12.0 — 12.6.4 · 13.0 — 13.3

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References