Read the docs
TI-2023-15724 Aliases CVE-2023-32437GHSA-h887-7vmx-g264

Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The issue was addressed with improvements to the file handling protocol. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 16.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 16.616.6Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.6 Fixed in 16.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.6VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.6

    9 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-19062 Apple Safari: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2023-19978 Apple tvOS: An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel statePriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2023-19966 Apple Safari: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 9 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h887-7vmx-g264

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • 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
See all 2382 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences