CVE-2023-23514
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.8
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-23514- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-23514- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27614 7.8
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27614- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcmg-p58j-hf4w 7.8
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2.1, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges..
- Record
GHSA-pcmg-p58j-hf4w- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23514 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published February 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23514
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packetstormsecurity.com/files/171359/XNU-NFSSVC-Root-Check-Bypass-Use-After-Free.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
support.apple.com/kb/HT213675
support.apple.com/kb/HT213677
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/18
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/21
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pcmg-p58j-hf4w