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CVE-2023-41981 is a privilege-escalation vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems. Apple indicates the issue was addressed through improved memory handling and that a local attacker may be able to elevate privileges. The vulnerability affects releases prior to macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma 14. Apple has stated it is aware of reports that the issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS prior to iOS 16.7. Specific vulnerable functions or code paths have not been publicly described in the available information.
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