CVE-2023-41992

moderate-risk
Published 2023-09-21

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (9)

Vendor Advisory 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/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
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 12/34 · Low