CVE-2023-41992

Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El problema se solucionó con controles mejorados. Este problema se solucionó en macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 y iPadOS 16.7. Un atacante local podría aumentar sus privilegios. Apple tiene conocimiento de un informe que indica que este problema puede haber sido explotado activamente en versiones de iOS anteriores a iOS 16.7.

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

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-06 CVE Reserved
2023-09-21 CVE Published
2023-09-25 Exploited in Wild
2023-10-16 KEV Due Date
2024-01-17 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	2024-06-21
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	2024-06-21
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932	2024-06-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 16.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 16.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				17.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version "17.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 16.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 16.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				17.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version "17.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 13.0 < 13.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 13.0 < 13.6"		-		Affected