CVE-2023-42859 — Improper Access Control in Apple Macos

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control5 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 21

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.1
▶Appleapple/macos_ventura13.6.1
▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.7.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14.1+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7.1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rrxc-cq4j-w35w: The issue was addressed with improved checks↗2024-02-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2023-42859: macOS Ventura 13.6.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42859: macOS Monterey 12.7.1↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-42859: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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