Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-42861

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14.1

References