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CVE-2023-41992

Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Apple Multiple Products
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 25 Sep 2023CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)9.52%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in12.7Also 16.7, 13.6CVE List
Federal deadline16 Oct 2023Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 21 Sep 2023, 18:23 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 25 Sep 2023Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Description

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 3

  • macOSaffected: unspecified before 12.7CVE List
  • iOS and iPadOSaffected: unspecified before 16.7CVE List
  • macOSaffected: unspecified before 13.6CVE List

References 8