What is CVE-2023-41076?

CVE-2023-41076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-41076?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple macOS

CVE-2023-41076

An app may be able to elevate privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2025-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.apple.com/en-us/120950 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41076?: CVE-2023-41076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-41076?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.