CVEs / CVE-2023-41992
CVE-2023-41992: Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Sep 2023
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 9.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 12.7 | 12.7 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 16.7 | 16.7 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 13.6 | 13.6 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Sep 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-754 |
References
- CVE-2023-41992 on NVD
- CVE-2023-41992 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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