October 5, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2023-42824 — Apple iOS and iPadOS
Apple iOS and iPadOS Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-10-05- Federal due date
2023-10-26- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- EPSS
- 76.9th percentile (score 0.010, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42824
CISA short description
Apple iOS and iPadOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.