⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2023-09-25. Federal agencies required to patch by 2023-10-16. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2023-41992Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Apple IOS AND Ipados

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 21.31%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2023-09-25
Due 2023-10-16
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
PublishedSep 21
KEV addedSep 25
KEV dueOct 16
Latest updateDec 3
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified12.7+1
NVDapple/macos12.012.7+1
NVDapple/ipados< 16.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wcch-rmxq-7x86: The issue was addressed with improved checks2023-09-21
VulnCheck
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2023

📋Vendor Advisories

7
CISA
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability2023-09-25
Apple
CVE-2023-41992: watchOS 10.0.12023-09-21
Apple
CVE-2023-41992: macOS Ventura 13.62023-09-21
Apple
CVE-2023-41992: watchOS 9.6.32023-09-21
Apple
CVE-2023-41992: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.72023-09-21

🕵️Threat Intelligence

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CVE-2023-41992 — Apple IOS AND Ipados vulnerability | cvebase