CVE-2023-27956
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3,...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-27956- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.
- Record
CVE-2023-27956- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31682
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31682- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-597f-j5wg-h28f
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3,...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory
- Record
GHSA-597f-j5wg-h28f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published May 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.