CVE-2023-42977 — Improper Input Validation in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Ipad OS+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, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 14
▶NVDapple/macos< 14.0
▶NVDapple/ipad_os< 17.0
▶CVEListV5apple/ios_and_ipadosunspecified — 17
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 17.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m6p7-g6ff-wxw5: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-04-11
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CVEList
CVE-2023-42977: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation↗2025-04-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2023-42977: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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Apple
CVE-2023-42977: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17↗2023-09-18
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