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7.8High KEV

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

Apple macOS; Apple iOS and iPadOS Published: (3 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 25.09.2023. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 16.10.2023.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-754

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – < 16.7
apple ipados < 16.7
apple iphone os < 16.7
Apple macOS unspecified – < 12.7

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (6)
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 16.7
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 16.7
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 12.0 < 12.7
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 13.0 < 13.6

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