CVE-2023-41992

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-25), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
85.6%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 21, 2023

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41992
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 58× in last 7d / 230× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 431 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-22 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-22 12:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-21 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-21 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-21 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-21 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-21 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-21 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-20 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-20 17:24 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-20 17:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-20 17:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-20 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-20 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-20 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-20 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-19 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-19 15:30 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-19 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-19 14:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-19 11:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-19 06:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-19 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-19 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-18 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-18 17:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-18 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-18 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-18 10:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-18 09:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-18 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-18 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-17 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-17 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-17 11:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-17 07:23 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-07-17 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-17 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-16 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-16 18:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-07-16 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-07-16 17:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-07-16 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-16 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-16 05:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-16 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-15 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-15 16:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  41. 2026-07-15 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-07-15 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-15 07:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-15 03:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-15 01:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-14 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-14 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-07-14 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-14 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-14 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-14 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-13 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-07-13 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-13 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-13 08:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-13 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-12 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-12 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-07-12 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-12 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-07-12 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-07-12 05:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-12 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-11 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-11 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-11 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-11 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-11 08:26 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-41992?
CVE-2023-41992 is a high vulnerability published on September 21, 2023. 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…
When was CVE-2023-41992 disclosed?
CVE-2023-41992 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 21, 2023, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-41992 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-41992 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 25, 2023, affecting Apple Multiple Products. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-41992?
CVE-2023-41992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-41992?
CVE-2023-41992 affects Apple Multiple Products. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-41992?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-41992, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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