CVE-2023-41992

HIGH 7.8

⚠️ CISA KEV

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

Vendor	apple
Product	macos
Ecosystems	macOS iOS
Industries	Technology
Published	Sep 21, 2023
Last Updated	Nov 4, 2025

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Affected Versions

Apple / macOS

unspecified < 12.7

Apple / iOS and iPadOS

unspecified < 16.7

Apple / macOS

unspecified < 13.6

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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