Apple iOS and iPadOS: The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email when forwarding an email from an Exchange account.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 16.3 | 16.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 15.7 | 15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 13.2 | 13.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.3
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.2
28 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 6 MEDIUM, 21 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-09361 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2023-09347 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2023-09363 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.3
19 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 5 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-09361 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2023-09363 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2023-09351 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
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- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 15.7
8 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-09361 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2023-09331 Code injection in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2023-09339 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59mr-vp8c-2fgm
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-23498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59mr-vp8c-2fgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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