About Apple security updates
For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security releases page.
Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible.
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watchOS 10.1
Released October 25, 2023
Core Recents
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access user-sensitive data
Description: The issue was resolved by sanitizing logging
CVE-2023-42823
Entry added February 16, 2024
Find My
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
CVE-2023-40413: Adam M.
Find My
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files.
CVE-2023-42834: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Entry added February 16, 2024
Game Center
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.
CVE-2023-42953: Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @biscuit@social.lol
Entry added February 16, 2024
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2023-42848: JZ
Entry added February 16, 2024
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An attacker that has already achieved kernel code execution may be able to bypass kernel memory mitigations
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2023-42849: Linus Henze of Pinauten GmbH (pinauten.de)
libxpc
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks.
CVE-2023-42942: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Mail Drafts
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Hide My Email may be deactivated unexpectedly
Description: An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-40408: Grzegorz Riegel
mDNSResponder
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address
Description: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
CVE-2023-42846: Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk of Mysk Inc. @mysk_co
Sandbox
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2023-42839: Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit)
Entry added February 16, 2024
Share Sheet
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2023-42878: Kirin (@Pwnrin), Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), and Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania
Entry added February 16, 2024
Siri
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data
Description: This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device.
CVE-2023-41982: Bistrit Dahal
CVE-2023-41997: Bistrit Dahal
CVE-2023-41988: Bistrit Dahal
Entry updated February 16, 2024
Siri
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information.
CVE-2023-42946
Entry added February 16, 2024
Weather
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Description: A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.
CVE-2023-41254: Cristian Dinca of "Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science, Romania
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259836
CVE-2023-40447: 이준성(Junsung Lee) of Cross Republic
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 259890
CVE-2023-41976: 이준성(Junsung Lee)
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 4 and later
Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
WebKit Bugzilla: 260173
CVE-2023-42852: Pedro Ribeiro (@pedrib1337) and Vitor Pedreira (@0xvhp_) of Agile Information Security
Entry updated February 16, 2024
Additional recognition
VoiceOver
We would like to acknowledge Abhay Kailasia (@abhay_kailasia) of Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology Bhopal India for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.