Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to unexpectedly create a bookmark on the Home…
Priority LOW 15Published · Updated
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. An app may be able to unexpectedly create a bookmark on the Home Screen.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 16.4
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 16.4 | 16.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.4 Fixed in 16.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.4
34 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 30 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12765 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 51
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- TI-2023-12553 Missing authorization in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47vh-3wp2-fmj2
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2023-28194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47vh-3wp2-fmj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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