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CVE-2023-41992

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.

Published

2023-09-21T19:15:11.520

Last Modified

2025-11-05T19:18:14.870

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-754
Type: Secondary
CWE-754

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 16.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	ipados	17.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 16.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	17.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 12.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 13.6	Yes

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)