High severity · published Sep 21, 2023
CVE-2023-41992
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
9.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 25, 2023
Federal remediation dueOct 16, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 12.7; before 13.6 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 16.7; 17.0 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 16.7 · source: vendor
MP
Multiple Products · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41992
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41992
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
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