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

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-09-25
• EPSS: 9.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-754

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7; 17.0 — fixed in 16.7
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7; 17.0 — fixed in 16.7
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7; from 13.0 before 13.6 — fixed in 12.7, 13.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7; Apple Iphone Os 16.7; Apple macOS 12.7, 13.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992

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