CVE-2023-42855: Apple Ipad OS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker with physical access may be able to silently persist an Apple ID on an erased device.

Affected products

• Apple Ipad OS: before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)

Published 2024-02-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.