CVE-2023-41076 Privilege escalation in macOS
High 7.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-41076 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-41076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Macos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41076/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41076/index.md)
An application can elevate privileges on macOS, requiring an upgrade to macOS 14 to mitigate the risk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-41076?
CVE-2023-41076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 11 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An app may be able to elevate privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41076?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41076?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-41076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmvp-2f47-m6wx.