A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-754. The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, OS 17.0.1 and iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 9.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10.0.1. 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.

The weakness was presented 09/21/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-41992 since 09/06/2023. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as highly functional. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 09/25/2023 with a due date of 10/16/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-240160, VDB-240161, VDB-240162 and VDB-240164 for similar entries.

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