Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2024 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42942
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982