CVE-2023-41991
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.
Published:Sep 21, 2023
Last Modified:Nov 5, 2025
EPS:Sep 21, 2023
EPSS Score:0.04215
CVSS Score:5.5
CISA Notification
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.
Required Action:
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes:
No extra notes provided.
Due Date
Oct 16, 2023
1061 days ago
Alert Date
Sep 25, 2023
1082 days ago
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apple
Product
Ipados
Apple
Ipados
Vendor
Apple
Product
Iphone Os
Apple
Iphone Os
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
