CVE-2023-42931

moderate-risk

Published 2024-03-28

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.

Do I need to act?

2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate 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 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (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

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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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal