CVE-2023-41992
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, OS...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-41992- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-41992- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46451
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46451- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wcch-rmxq-7x86
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, OS...
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, OS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 9.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10.0.1. 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.
- Record
GHSA-wcch-rmxq-7x86- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2023-41992- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | WHW0x455/CVE-2023-41992 | 2025-05-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-41992 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published September 21, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since September 25, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since September 25, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.52%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41992
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wcch-rmxq-7x86