CVE-2023-41992

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Sep 21, 2023
Updated: Nov 4, 2025
Reserved: Sep 6, 2023

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Affected Products

Product	Versions
macOSApple	before 12.7Affected
iOS and iPadOSApple	before 16.7Affected
macOSApple	before 13.6Affected

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992government-resource

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