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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-41061

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Wallet Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 7, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS

Patch now

CVE-2023-41061 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 2, 2023. Confirm Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.41%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/watchos · vendor Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-41061

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-41061 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 2, 2023. Confirm Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 4.41%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 7, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

  2. Sep 11, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Oct 2, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-41061

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability due to a validation issue affecting Wallet in which a maliciously crafted attachment may result in code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2023-41064.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-41061

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-41061

    30-day exploitation probability 4.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-41061

    A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6.2, iOS 16.6.1 and iPadOS 16.6.1. A maliciously crafted attachment may result in arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-41061

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability due to a validation issue affecting Wallet in which a maliciously crafted attachment may result in code execution. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2023-41064.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.