Type Confusion in macOS - CVE-2023-41060
Published: December 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84758
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4 BT: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41060
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the OS kernel. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41060
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 14.0 23A344
Apple iOS - update to 17.0 21A327
iPadOS - update to 17.0
Apple iOS - update to 17.0 21A327
iPadOS - update to 17.0