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  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2023-41990",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Apple — a font file that executes code",
  "summary": "Processing a font file on an Apple device runs the attacker's code. Apple closed it by handling caches more carefully and reports exploitation against builds released before iOS 15.7.1; nothing further about the path is published.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "high",
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    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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    "exploit_available": false,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2024-01-08",
    "prerequisites": "The device must process a font file the attacker supplied."
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    "fixed_in": [
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      "macOS Ventura 13.2",
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      "macOS Big Sur 11.7.9"
    ]
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  "mitre_attack": [
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  "kill_chain": "execution",
  "recommended_action": "Update to iOS and iPadOS 16.3 or 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, Monterey 12.6.8 or Big Sur 11.7.9, plus tvOS 16.3 and watchOS 9.3.",
  "confidence": "medium",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41990",
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      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41990",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605"
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  "published_at": "2023-09-12T00:15:09.463Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T12:52:19.575Z",
  "tags": [
    "apple",
    "ios",
    "macos",
    "fonts",
    "code-execution",
    "kev"
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}