Is CVE-2023-41991 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-41991 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-05.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41991?

CVE-2023-41991 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-41991?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-41991.

CVE-2023-41991 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-41991?

5 products: apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, apple macos.

Description

A certificate validation issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-295 CWE-295

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 9/21/2023
Last Modified: 11/5/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-41991

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