| Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple Products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. |
| Threat Intelligence Apple is aware of a report that CVE-2023-41991, CVE-2023-41992, and CVE-2023-41993 may have been exploited in the wild against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7. |
| Systems Affected |
| iOS prior to 16.7 iPadOS prior to 16.7 watchOS prior to 9.6.3 macOS Ventura prior to 13.6 macOS Monterey prior to 12.7 Safari prior to 16.6.1 |
| Risk Government: – Large and medium government entities: High – Small government entities: Medium |
| Businesses: – Large and medium business entities: High – Small business entities: Medium |
| Home Users: Low |
| Technical Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple Products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. |
| Recommendations |
| Apply the stable channel update provided by Apple to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block Javascript, restrict browser extensions, etc. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. Train users to be aware of access or manipulation attempts by an adversary to reduce the risk of successful spear phishing, social engineering, and other techniques that involve user interaction. |