CVE-2023-42931 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges in Apple Macos

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.8%
top 13.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple MacosApple Macos MontereyApple Macos Sonoma+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 28

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_sonoma14.2
▶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-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c: The issue was addressed with improved checks↗2024-03-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2023-42931: macOS Monterey 12.7.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42931: macOS Ventura 13.6.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2023-42931: macOS Sonoma 14.2↗2023-12-11
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