CVE-2023-41989

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Published Oct 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root from the Lock Screen.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46448	The issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code as root from the Lock Screen.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.595% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

History

Feb 13, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 6:32 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Sep 6, 2023, 5:40 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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