Is CVE-2023-41990 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-41990 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41990?

CVE-2023-41990 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-41990?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-41990.

Fix CVE-2023-41990 - HIGH apple ipados

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-41990?

9 products: apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, apple macos, and 4 more.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 9/12/2023
Last Modified: 10/23/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : ipadosapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : watchos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD