CVE-2023-42961 — Path Traversal in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-22 — Path Traversal8 documents4 sources
Severity
6.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Ipados+1 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 11

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.4

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.7+1
▶NVDapple/ipados< 16.7
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 17+1
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 16.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2023-42961: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-04-11
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GHSA
GHSA-cg4r-9g44-qvw4: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-04-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-42961: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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Apple
CVE-2023-42961: macOS Ventura 13.6↗2023-09-21
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Apple
CVE-2023-42961: iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7↗2023-09-21
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Apple
CVE-2023-42961: macOS Monterey 12.7↗2023-09-21
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Apple
CVE-2023-42961: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17↗2023-09-18
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