CVE-2023-42891

low-risk

Published 2023-12-12

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.

Do I need to act?

0.02% 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 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (15)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal