CVE-2023-23498: Apple iPadOS

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email when forwarding an email from an Exchange account.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.3 (fixed in 15.7.3); from 16.0, before 16.3 (fixed in 16.3)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.7.3 (fixed in 15.7.3); from 16.0, before 16.3 (fixed in 16.3)
• Apple macOS: from 13.0, before 13.2 (fixed in 13.2)

Published 2023-02-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.