CVE-2023-41989 | Vulnetix

CVE-2023-41989 PUBLISHED

Reported by apple · Published October 25, 2023

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.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
macOS	Apple	14.1, 13.4, 12.6, 11.7
watchOS	Apple	9.5, 8.8
iOS and iPadOS	Apple	16.5, 15.7

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified
Apple	macOS	*

Timeline

Oct 25, 2023 CVE Published
Oct 26, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
May 9, 2024 PoC Published (10 in total, the first dated here)
Feb 13, 2025 CVE Updated
Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory
Aug 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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