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VulnerabilityCVE-2023-23514Published 2023-02-27

CVE-2023-23514 — Apple Ipados

highPublic exploit1 PoC repo

As of 2025-03-11, CVE-2023-23514 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 0.7% (52.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2023-23514, most recently “Coruna iOS Exploit Kit — 23 Exploits Across 5 Chains Targeting iOS 13-17.2.1 (CVE-2021-30952, CVE-2023-41974, CVE-2023-43000 + 20 More)”.

CVSS v3.1
7.8/10High
EPSS
0.7%Higher than 52.5% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
8/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2025-03-11
CVSS v3.1 7.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.7% (higher than 52.5% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 8/10 · Published 2023-02-27

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What is CVE-2023-23514?

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The record classifies CVE-2023-23514 under weakness class CWE-416. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1343 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.5% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2023-02-27, last modified 2025-03-11

Is CVE-2023-23514 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2023-23514 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 26 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

  • Apple: Ipados, Iphone Os, Macos

How to fix CVE-2023-23514

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2023-23514. Patch reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633. Vendor advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2023-23514

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2023-23514, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .

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