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Page generated: 11 Nov 2026, 08:56 UTC

CVE-2023-41990

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The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3. Processing a font file may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.2/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 1.39%: +0.01

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Bizcommunity

Press · 15 Jan 2024, 19:48 · Kaspersky exposed iPhone vulnerability at heart of Operation Triangulation - Bizcommunity

BleepingComputer

Press · 09 Jan 2024, 08:00 · CISA warns agencies of fourth flaw used in Triangulation spyware attacks - BleepingComputer

Macworld

Press · 03 Jan 2024, 08:00 · iOS security report details ‘most sophisticated’ iPhone attack ever - Macworld

Dark Reading

Press · 29 Dec 2023, 08:00 · 'Operation Triangulation' Spyware Attackers Bypass iPhone Memory Protections - Dark Reading

SecurityWeek

Press · 28 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Mysterious Apple SoC Feature Exploited to Hack Kaspersky Employee iPhones - SecurityWeek

See all 10 source documents

The Hacker News

Press · 28 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Most Sophisticated iPhone Hack Ever Exploited Apple's Hidden Hardware Feature - The Hacker News

Kaspersky

Press · 28 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Operation Triangulation: talk on 37С3 - Kaspersky

BleepingComputer

Press · 27 Dec 2023, 08:00 · iPhone Triangulation attack abused undocumented hardware feature - BleepingComputer

Securelist

Press · 27 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Operation Triangulation: The last (hardware) mystery - Securelist

Securelist

Press · 26 Oct 2023, 07:00 · How Kaspersky obtained all stages of Operation Triangulation - Securelist

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 1.4%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:58.231410+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

11 Sep 2023, 23:29

First press mention

26 Oct 2023, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

08 Jan 2024, 00:00

Latest press mention

15 Jan 2024, 19:48

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58