Vulnerability report

Trusted Third Party Report Confirmed Confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2023-41992

macOS

Apple / macOS · affected before 12.7

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
11.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-41992 is a vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS. 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.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Listed in CISA KEV. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Apple / macOS and iOS and iPadOS, including affected before 12.7, affected before 16.7, and affected before 13.6.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

The issue was addressed with improved checks

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.

Apple Affected
macOS
Before 12.7 Before 13.6
Apple Affected
iOS and iPadOS
Before 16.7
Published
21 Sep 2023
Exploitation Attempts Reported
25 Sep 2023
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

macos ios cisa nessus_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Sep 2023

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-09-25 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/181843 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

11.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions CWE-754

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 18:23 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 17:40 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2023-41992

Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-41992",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.11591,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}