Apple OS privilege escalation before Monterey 12.7, iOS 16.7
CVE-2023-41992 Published on September 21, 2023
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by October 16, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-41992 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
The software does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the software.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-41992
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 12.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 16.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 13.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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