CVE-2023-32428: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, tvOS 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple macOS: from 13.0, before 13.4 (fixed in 13.4)
• Apple tvOS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple watchOS: before 9.5 (fixed in 9.5)

Published 2023-09-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.