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GHSA-WCCH-RMXQ-7X86

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-21 21:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:30

Details

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, OS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 9.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10.0.1. 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 16.7.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-21 18:23 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:21

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.

Assigner

apple

References

URL

Tags

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Apple

macOS

Affected: unspecified , < 12.7 (custom)

	Apple	iOS and iPadOS	Affected: unspecified , < 16.7 (custom)
	Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-WCCH-RMXQ-7X86

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

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