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CVE-2023-41992 — Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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 ve

CVSS
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EPSS
1.35% (top 20.10%)
CWE
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Published
2023-09-21T18:23:49.779Z
Last modified
2025-11-04T19:21:41.728Z
CVSS vector
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CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2023-09-25
BOD 22-01 due
2023-10-16
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOSunspecified
AppleiOS and iPadOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2023-09-25. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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