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CVE-2023-41992

HighPublished

Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: Sep 21, 2023
Updated: Nov 4, 2025
Assigning CNA: apple
Evidence observed: Sep 25, 2023

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

2.9%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 86.4%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

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.

Sources

CVE-2023-41992PoC
Proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-41992, a macOS kernel vulnerability, demonstrating exploitation techniques and providing a patch analysis.

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