CVE-2023-41992 (GCVE-0-2023-41992)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-21 18:23 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:21
VLAI? CISA
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Ventura 13.6. 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 16.7.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • 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 16.7.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.7 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.7 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-09-25

Due date: 2023-10-16

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

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41992

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