7.8
High
Exploited
CVE-2023-41992 Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns
Not observed so far
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 and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 13.6 | earliest → < 13.6 | 13.6 |
| iOS and iPadOS 16.7 | earliest → < 16.7 | 16.7 |
References
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
Timeline
- Published
- Added to the KEV catalogue
- Last modified
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