CVE-2023-41992 (GCVE-0-2023-41992)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-21 18:23 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:21
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- 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.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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