high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-41061Apple Wallet — an attachment that executes

A crafted attachment reaching the wallet component on an Apple device runs code, because a validation step waved it through. Apple reports active exploitation, chained with the image handling flaw published beside it.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to iOS and iPadOS 16.6.1 or watchOS 9.6.2. This was half of a chain that arrived by message, so the device's patch level is the only control that matters.

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THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
4%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-09-07
Added to KEV
2023-09-11
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
medium
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsThe attacker must deliver the attachment to the device.

Fixed iniOS 16.6.1, iPadOS 16.6.1, watchOS 9.6.2

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-2023-41061 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24