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CVE-2023-41992
Apple Multiple Products
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0951 95.4 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
macOS unspecified – —
iOS and iPadOS unspecified – —
macOS unspecified – —
TIMELINE
Sep 6 Reserved by apple
Sep 21 Published (CNA: apple)
Sep 25 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-16
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 6, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by apple |
| September 21, 2023 | Published | Published (CNA: apple) |
| September 25, 2023 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-16 |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 3 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Apple | macOS | — | unspecified | — |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | — | unspecified | — |
| Apple | macOS | — | unspecified | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-41992 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.