Threats / Apple / CVE-2023-41064
CVE-2023-41064
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS vulnerability
A buffer overflow in ImageIO affects Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS when processing maliciously crafted images, potentially enabling code execution. The vulnerability was exploited in the wild and chained with CVE-2023-41061.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
This buffer overflow poses significant risk due to active exploitation in the wild and high EPSS score. The ImageIO processing chain makes it accessible through common image handling workflows, and chaining with another CVE amplifies attack surface.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreExploit available
Public proof-of-concept exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
17 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-11).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.15263 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Size Check — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious image file designed to trigger a buffer overflow in the ImageIO framework.
Business
Attackers gain arbitrary code execution on affected devices, enabling data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement within enterprise networks.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I deliver the malicious image through email, messaging, web content, or file sharing to reach target users.
Business
Widespread device compromise across consumer and enterprise user bases, with potential for mass data exfiltration or ransomware deployment.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I chain this vulnerability with CVE-2023-41061 to escalate privileges or bypass additional security controls.
Business
Compromised devices become fully controlled endpoints, enabling persistent access and advanced threat operations against organizational infrastructure.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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