Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-42882

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-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 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14.2

References