High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-41992
CVE-2023-41992
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.7
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <16.7
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.7
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0,<12.7
- (no CPE)range: <13.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: <16.7
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213927nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213932nvdVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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