High (7.8) in Apple iOS and iPadOS. In CISA KEV since 2023-10-05. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 61% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)