Local privilege escalation
Published Jul 26, 2023 · Updated Oct 23, 2024
Local privilege escalation in the Apple kernel in iOS and iPadOS before 16.6 and macOS Ventura before 13.5 allows local users to gain privileges. Apple states only that the kernel performed inadequate checks and has not disclosed the affected operation, input, or code path. Exploitation requires a local user or app context and results in privilege elevation; no remote reachability or other consequence is reported.
Summary
What happened
Local privilege escalation in the Apple kernel in iOS and iPadOS before 16.6 and macOS Ventura before 13.5 allows local users to gain privileges. Apple states only that the kernel performed inadequate checks and has not disclosed the affected operation, input, or code path. Exploitation requires a local user or app context and results in privilege elevation; no remote reachability or other consequence is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-38410
- Published
- Jul 26, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 23, 2024
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-276, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <16.6
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