CVE-2023-42838 — Improper Access Control in Apple Macos

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control5 documents3 sources
Severity
8.6HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 21

Description

An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.3
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.2
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13.6+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7.2+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-m658-5f72-86ff: An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox↗2024-02-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2023-42838: macOS Ventura 13.6.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42838: macOS Monterey 12.7.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42838: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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