CVE-2023-41992 is a kernel privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Apple's macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the compromised device. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) has been actively exploited in the wild, with Apple acknowledging reports of its use against older iOS versions. While no public exploit code is available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community and media attention, underscoring its critical nature.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0, < 12.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.