Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
What happened
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.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 25 Sep 2023.
Does it affect you
Names Apple macOS. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- macos
- Apple macOS: 12.0 up to the fix in 12.7
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 21 Sep 2023, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 7.8.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness
- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (NVD; names by MITRE)
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 25 Sep 2023; federal remediation due 16 Oct 2023. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 9.5%, 95th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Apple · Multiple Products (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213932Vendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992US Government Resource
Sources
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