CVE-2023-23525: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.4 (fixed in 16.4)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.4 (fixed in 16.4)
• Apple macOS: before 13.3 (fixed in 13.3)

Published 2023-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.