CVE-2023-42832

low-risk

Published 2024-01-10

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Do I need to act?

0.07% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.0/10 High

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (6)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal