CVE-2023-41989: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0, before 14.1 (fixed in 14.1)

Published 2023-10-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.