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Apple iOS and iPadOS: Kernel Privilege Escalation (CVE-2023-42824)

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple iOS and iPadOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-05.

Why this severity: CVSS 7.8 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

Started: Oct 5, 2023
Closed: Oct 5, 2023
CVE: CVE-2023-42824

Apple
iOS
CISA KEV
#Privilege escalation

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Updated Oct 5, 2023

Affected

See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

Fixed in

See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline1

Oct 5, 2023
CISA added CVE-2023-42824 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-10-26).

Advisories3

Vendor advisory: Apple iOS and iPadOSApple
NVD: CVE-2023-42824NVD
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CatalogCISA · Oct 5, 2023

Notes & caveats

Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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