CVE-2023-41992

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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.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

29 Nov 2024, 14:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

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Summary The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. 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. 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
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6', 'tags': [], 'refsource': ''}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4', 'tags': [], 'refsource': ''}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

07 Nov 2023, 04:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4 -

24 Oct 2023, 13:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

12 Oct 2023, 02:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Apple ipados
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*		 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Vendor Advisory (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Vendor Advisory (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Vendor Advisory (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

03 Oct 2023, 06:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 -

27 Sep 2023, 15:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/19', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/19', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/17', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/17', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/18', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/18', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/16', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/16', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14', 'name': 'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929', 'name': 'https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
Summary 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. The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. 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.

25 Sep 2023, 16:43

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apple ipad Os
Apple watchos
Apple macos
Apple
Apple iphone Os
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
CWE CWE-754
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213929 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213928 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/17 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/17 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/18 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/18 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/16 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/16 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/19 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/19 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926 - Vendor Advisory

23 Sep 2023, 03:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/17 -
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/18 -
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/16 -
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15 -
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/19 -
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14 -

21 Sep 2023, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926 -

21 Sep 2023, 19:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-09-21 19:15

Updated : 2025-02-10 17:54

NVD link : CVE-2023-41992

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41992

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41992

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Products Affected

apple

  • ipados
  • iphone_os
  • macos
CWE
CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions