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CVE-2023-41992: Apple Multiple Products Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2023-41992
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for local privilege escalation.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOSPrivilege escalation
What
There is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in multiple Apple products.
Who is affected
Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Users should update to the latest versions of the affected Apple products.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-09-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41992

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-41992coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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