high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-28206Apple — the graphics surface component reaches the kernel

An out-of-bounds write in the graphics surface component lets an app execute code with kernel privileges on an Apple device. It was fixed together with the browser flaw it was chained to, and exploitation was reported.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to iOS and iPadOS 16.4.1 or 15.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, Monterey 12.6.5 or Big Sur 11.7.6 — the browser half of the chain ships with it.

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THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.6/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
23%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-04-10
Added to KEV
2023-04-10
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
privilege escalation
MITRE ATT&CK
T1068
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe attacker must already be running code on the device.

Fixed iniOS 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3.1, macOS Monterey 12.6.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.6

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2023-28206 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24