Apple macOS CoreMedia privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CoreMedia. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-41994. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component CoreMedia. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was released 12/29/2023. The advisory is shared for download at rapid7.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-41994 since 09/06/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-46453). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/06/2023 🔍
12/29/2023 +114 days 🔍
12/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2025 +539 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: rapid7.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249276
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2023 10:57
Updated: 06/21/2025 00:45
Changes: 12/29/2023 10:57 (37), 01/21/2024 09:26 (1), 01/21/2024 09:27 (10), 06/20/2025 20:03 (15), 06/21/2025 00:45 (1)
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