CVE-2023-41989

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 6.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.50%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 41
Score date: 10/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Macos

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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