CVE-2023-41992

high

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.

References

https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/documents/Year_in_Review_of_ZeroDays.pdf

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-emergency-updates-fix-3-new-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-09-21

Updated: 2024-06-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High