CVE-2023-42888: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: after 16.0, before 16.7.5 (fixed in 16.7.5); after 17.0, before 17.2 (fixed in 17.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: after 16.0, before 16.7.5 (fixed in 16.7.5); after 17.0, before 17.2 (fixed in 17.2)
• Apple macOS: from 12.0, before 12.7.3 (fixed in 12.7.3); from 13.0, before 13.6.4 (fixed in 13.6.4); from 14.0, before 14.2 (fixed in 14.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 10.2 (fixed in 10.2)

Published 2024-01-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.